The Dispatch from Lexington, North Carolina • Page 1

Ubru DISPATCH. Printer' Ink says The Dispatch hai the largest circulation of any political weekly newspaper in the South. XT YOU DON'T READ THE DISPATCH YOU DON'T GET TEX NKWS. ESTABLISHED 1882. LEXINGTON, N.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1903. VOL. XXII-NO 3. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE.

AVERY SAPP KILLS HIMSELF. A TERRIFIC HAIL STORM. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION. PERSONAL MENTION. Visits Lexington Monday Afternoon- Saturday, June 20th.

Is the Date- Rev. Thomas Carrick, of High Point, was a visitor to our town last Wednesday. Mrs. F. L.

Hedrick and children week in Salisbury visiting relatives. Mr. Peter W. Hairston. of Davie county, was here on Wednesday of last week on business.

Mr. O. E. Mendenhall attended the commencement exercises of Guilford College the first of this week. Mr.

C. A. Hunt, and wife, and Mrs. C. A.

Hunt. were Salisbury Thursday afternoon on business. Miss Ella Burton, of High Point, is visiting in Lexington. Weil-Known Citizen of High Point Suicides Saturday Afternoon. Mr.

A. B. Sapp, aged fifty-two years, and a'well-known citizen of High Point met death from a self-inflicted pistol wound Saturday afternoon about 6 o'clock. Sitting on his bed, in his shirt sleeves, with a pistol in his left hand, Mr. Sapp deliberately placed the muzzle against his breast and fired.

The ball entered the heart and death was instant. His left hand was powder burned, as was also his shirt where the ball entered and the bosom of his shirt showed the print of a hand, where evidently Mr. Sapp placed hi3 left hand, the one that was powder burned, immediately after he pulled the trigger and pushed himself back on the bed. The suicide seems to have been well planned and deliberately carried out. Several weeks ago Mr.

Sapp CONGRESSMAN R. N. PAGE. He will deliver the address before Lexington Graded School at the opera house tonight. The public is cordially invited.

Unprecedented Size of Hail Stones. Lexington was visited by a terrific hail storm Monday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock. Fortunately the storm lasted but a few minutes, otherwise the damage to growing crops would have been something immense. The size of the falling stones exceeds any in tne recollection or tne oldest inhabitants of this section, being variously placed from as large as guinea eggs up to a small size teacup. The hail was not round, as is usually the case, but seemed to be square blocks of ice and it fell with terrific force, beating down leaves from the trees and making its mark wherever it fell.

Many window panes in residences and business houses in the town were broken by the hail, and gardens and growing crops were slightly damaged. The duration of the storm was brief, and this accounts for no greater damage being done. It is feared that growing crops northwest of Lexington, from which direction the storm camej is badly hurt but if so no news of it has reached us. After the storm a light rain fell, enough to lay the dust, but hardly sufficient to do growing vegetation any great amount of good. A Davidson Girl Wins Honors.

Miss Myrtle Surratt, of Jack son Hill, this county, was the win ner of high honors at Peace In stitute, Raleigh, last week, being awarded a beautiful gold medal for excelling her class in mathe matics. The Raleigh Observer has the following deserving no tice about Miss Surratt Every year Dr. D. E. Everitt, of this city, presents a medal to the member of the graduating class who excels in mathematics.

There were two young ladies who were very close, one getting 98.51 per cent, and the other 97.96 per cent. Then came the name of Miss Myrtle Maud Surratt as the winner, and there was loud applause as the handsome gold medal was handed her by Dr. Dinwiddie. Miss Surratt is from David son county and is a niece of Rev. G.

F. Smith, pastor of Edenton Street Methodist church. She has been at school at Peace three and a half years and has lived with her uncle. Her grades have been high in everything, particu larly in mathematics. She has made many friends in Raleigh who rejoice with Miss Surratt in the honor she has won." Cleanest and Best We send heartiest congratula tions to our always cheerful and worthy friend, H.

B. Varner editor of The Lexington Dispatch and the efficient and deservedly popular Commissioner of Labor and printing for North Carolina, Bro. Varner edits one of the cleanest and best county pa pers in the State and it has just turned its twenth-first year. In announcing this fact editorially, this goodly note is struck: It has always been and shall always be our policy to go forward, not backward, to build up, not to tear down, to help everybody, to hinder none and to do all the good possible to all and to do harm to none." May your kind multiply and replenish the earth Bro. Varner.

Elon College Christian Sun. Mr. Mafulre to Mr. E. Maguire, who for several 'years has been chief electrician of the electric power plant, haa tendered his resigna tion to the Electric Light Com pany, and the Bame has been ac cented.

Mr. Maguire and fam ily will move to Greensboro next week. It Is not known who will succeed him at the power plant One of the Best In the State. The Lexington Dispatch has reached its 21st "birthday." is one of the best weekly papers In the State, and the Times desires to congratulate its live and enterprising editor. Bro.

Varner, upon the excellency of his paper. Lonisbnrg Times. Fare $1.50 for the Round Trip. An excursion to Raleigh, under the personal management of the members of the Baptist and Re formed churches, will be run from Lexington on Saturday, June 20th. The train will leave Lexington at 6:30 a.

and is due to arrive at Raleigh at 10 o'clock. Returning it will leave Raleigh at 7 p. and should arrive here at 10 o'clock at night. The round trip fare from Lex ington is only $1.50. The excursion is run in the in terest of the Sunday schools of the Baptist and Reformed churches The trip is a delight ful one and a large crowd will undoubtedly take advantage of this splendid opportunity to visit the capital city of the State.

Engineer Orr Killed. As a result of a railway accident at Belmont, a few miles south of Charlotte, early Tuesday morning, Mr. A. C. Orr, engineer on No 35, the fast mail which arrives at Lexington at 8:12 p.

sustained injuries which caused his death late yesterday afternoon. A freight had become disabled a few miles in front of Mr. Orr's train and he was ordered to detach his engine and push the freight on a siding. While on his way to the freight and lust as he rounded a curve his engine was met by a number of box cars that had broken away from the freight and a ter rible collision occurred. The passenger engine turned over, pinioning Mr.

Orr beneath and he was horribly mangled and crushed, also severely scalded. He lived until yesterday alter noon. Killed By Fountain Explosion. Union, S. Or May 25.G.

Russell, of Walhalla, who came here to do some plumbing for the Barr Hardware Company, of Greenville, at the residence of H. F. Scafe, was instantly killed at 3:30 clock to-day by the ex plosion of a drum in a soda foun tain, which was being recharged by Eugene Scafe, who was not hurt. Russell was watching the filling of the drum and when it exploded it tore a hole in his skull i six or eight inches long. The remains will be carried to his home tomorrow.

The Bride Not Quite 14. Troutman Correspondence Charlotte Olraerv-er. 25th. This afternoon at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Robert Rodgers, his daughter, Miss Carrie; was united in marriage to Mr.

Wood Gilliland. Both parties of well-to-do families. The bride lacked a few days of being 14 yearc of age. There seems no necessity for Mr. Gilli land choosing a child for a bride when the county is full of women between the age of 20 and 50 who are willing and anxious to marry.

Shem Burleyson, who lives five miles west of Albemarle, lies at the point of death, the result of an accident which befell him one afternoon of last week at this place. He was driving his team across the railroad track, just in front of the engine, which bad a full head of steam on. His horses became frightened and threw him from the wagon. He evidently fell upon his head, as the right temple received a se vere bruise, and a bloody serum was flowing from the ear when help reached him. Medical at tention was promptly given, but it was evident from the first that his life could only be prolonged a short time at the most.

He is a man about 28 years of age and has a wife. Stanly Enterprise. Fire at Spencer Monday morning about 4:80 destroyed two dwelling houses, one belong ing to T. H. Vanderford, the other to B.

lively. It is thought the fire was caused by rats knawing matches. Ask the Postmaster about "Fewer gallons; wears longer." in She is the guest of Mrs. W. H.

Mendenhall. Mrs. J. W. Noel and two chil dren, who have been visiting in Statesville for several days, returned home Monday.

Mrs. Anna F. Welborn re turned home last Thursday from Washington, N. where she has for the past three months on a visit to friends and relatives. Rev.

J. C. Leonard went to Guilford College Monday at noon. He delivered the alumni address bef are the class of 1903 Mcnday evening. Miss Lena Grimes, a student of Greensboro Female College, returned home last Thursday.

Miss Grimes has been taking a business course and graduated in this last week. Mr. E. B. Craven went to Trinity Monday to be present at the reception in honor of the golden wedding of his grand -parents.

Hon. and Mrs. J. R. Bulla, Monday afternoon.

Postmaster J. G. Walser and family have been spending several days at Yadkin College during the past week visiting relatives and attending the commencement exercises. Rev. W.

A. Smith, whobad been assisting in a protracted meeting at Green street Baptist church, High Point, returned home last Thursday. The meetings continued over two weeks and with splendid results. Miss Breta Noel, who has been visiting her uncle, Mr. J.

A. Noel, at Roxboro, returned home Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by her cousin, Master Jno. A. Noel, who will spend a few days here.

Miss Annie Lillian Miller, of Cotton Grove, returned home last week from Greensboro Female College. Miss Miller has completed her studies at this well-known institution, graduating with honors last week. Capt. C. W.

Trice and Mr. C. M. Thompson returned from the Confederate veterans re-union at New Orleans last Friday. Rev.

J. D. Arnold arrived Saturday morning. They report a pleasant trip and an enjoyable time at the re-union. Mr.

N. H. Slaughter, proprietor of the Hotel March, spent a few days last week at Marley's Mills, Randolph county, on a fishing expedition. "Uncle Nick" reports fairly good sport, having caught a goodly number of Southern Chubs, better known to fishermen of these parts a trout. Mr.

J. Q. Finch returned home Friday evening a four weeks visit in Randolph county. During his vacation he took in the commencement at Bombay and Farmers Institute. He says the addresses by Gov.

Chas. Ay cock and Congressman Robt. N. Page were plain, practical and up-to-date. Mr.

R. L. Simmons, of The Dispatch force, attended Superior court at Dallas, Gaston county, this week, being a wit ness in a civil action of Col. R. L.

Abernethy vs. Oen. Julian 8. Carr. Application was made by Gen.

Carr's counsel for continuance and the case was postponed until September term of Gaston court went to wasnington uity on a pleasure trip and came back home broken down from sight seeing. For some days he had shown signs of a deranged mind at times and had often remarked to his brother-in-law, Mr. J. Ed Kirkman, that he intended to kill himself. In consequence of these threats, Mr.

Kirkman had, unawares, taken Mr. Sapp's pis tol from him and tried to get a knife that the deceased insisted on carrying with him. Mr. Kirkman, who has been keeping close watch did not know that Mr. Sapp had another pistol or cartridges and had only left Mr.

Sapp a few moments to get some fresh air, when he heard the re port of a pistol. Mr. Sapp was of one of the most prominent families in High Point. He was largely interested in several factories. Up to a year or so ago Mr.

-Sapp was book keeper at the National Bank of High Point, having held this pos-iton for 15 years or more. He had never been married. His wealth is estimated at from $50, 000 to $60,000. To Visit Wild Cats May 30th. It is announced that Col.

T. Bain, inspector general, accom panied by Major John Newton, U. S. will be here on or about Saturday, May 30th, for the purpose of inspecting Lexing ton's military organization, Company better known as the Wild Cats. Following is the itinerary of the inspection of State troops as near as is possi ble to ascertain: Durham, 28th Burlington and Greensboro, 29th, Lexington, 30th, Salisbury and Concord, June 1st, Charlotte, June 2nd, Shelby, June 3rd Statesville, 4th, Ashcville, 5 th Waynesville, 6th, Reidsville, 8th Winston, 9th, and Mt.

Airy, 10th A large number of the companies in the State have been inspected during the present month and Col. Bain expresses himself as highly satisfied with the inspec tion so far. Cotton km Employee Killed. K. Li.

bimmons, wno was in Gastonia Monday on business, tells us of a frightful accident that befell Wm. McKee, an oper ative in a Gastonia cotton mill early Monday morning. McKee lost his footing and fell into a carding machine. His head was caught between the belt and pul ley and he was horribly mangled his skull being crushed out of all semblance of shape. McKee liv ed a lew moments after the ac cident, tie was about za years of age, and leaves a wife and two children.

A Poor Week for Marriages. "Last week was a poor one for marriages." said Register of Deeds Owen Only two licenses have been issued since your last issue; respective ly to Edward M. Westmoreland and Miss Mabel C. Sullivan, And to Michael Sowers and Miss Ida Grows Better With Age. 1 The Lexington Dispatch is 21 years old and grows better as it grows older.

Asheboro Courier. GREAT FLOODS IN OKLAHOMA. Enid, O. May 24 Hun dreds of persons were rendered homeless and property damage to the extent of $300,000 was done in the Enid bottoms alone, by a cloud burst that struck west of this city, at midnight last night. The aggregate dam age probably will be much higher on account of losses sustained between Enid and the seat of the storm.

A bank of water three feet high and 200 feet wide, swept down through the bottoms at midnight, carrying houses and everything before it. It came upon Enid without warning, while most of its inhabitants were asleep. Within a few minutes a hundred houses were sub merged. Many people lost every thing they possessed. The means for relieving distress are inadequate.

The rainfall the past ten days has been the greatest in the history of Oklahoma Territory and indications that more losses will be reportod. Reports are very meagre at this time. Chance of Schedule. A slight change of schedule on the fcsoutnern Kailway went into effect Sunday morning. No.

8, the north-bound local passenger which formerly arrived here at 6:58, a. now arrives at 6:32, twenty-five minutes earlier. Noll, south-bound local passenger now comes at 7:30, instead of 7:28 a. and No, 35, fast mail, arrives at 8:12 p. seven minutes later than before the change of schedule went into effect.

The complete schedule is published at the top of first local column. Broadnax Hanged Friday. Reidsville, N. May 22. John Broadnax, colored, 16 years old, was banged at Wentworth to-day at 1:30 o'clock.

On March 19th. he murdered Sidney Blair, a farmer, and wounded Miss Sallie Walker, The murderer made a statement on the scaffold, saying he planned and executed the murder himself and exhonorated Nat Fuller, whom he at one time claimed was implicated with him. Last Friday night at Portsmouth, the shops of the Seaboard Air Line Railway was burned. Loss $125,000, fully covered by insurance. Don't ask us about "Fewer gallons; wear longer.

New Subscriptions and Renewals. The week's record of new sub scriptions and renewals to The Dispatch is published below. Only the names of new sub scribers who pay in advance wuT be found here: ev.Thos. Carrick, Nathaniel Adams.Mrs. Thomas Hoskins, Mrs.

M. J. Lopp, Clinton Shoaf, W. Koonts, A. H.

Kepley, Thos. E. Conrad, F. W. Kanoy, H.

L. Jones, Geo. Musgrove, R. B.L. Leonard, A.

B. D.Johnson, J. E. Brewer, Eli Sink, Wm. Bow ers.

C. C. Weesner, W. P. Staf ford, John F.

Ford, A. A. Myers, A. H. Conrad, W.

F. Raper, J. A. Shirley, C. H.

Gobble, J. A. Fink, O. L. Beck, A.

H. Kearns, J. D. Crouse, H. J.

Conrad, Miss Ad die Thomason, S. E. Jones, M. Montz, H. T.

Rothrock, R. Black, W. R. Hughes, P. Mock, J.

R. Regan, C. A. Cidden, Z. N.

Turner, R. S. Basinger, C. H. Loftin, Z.

M. Veach, W. R. Pope. C.

B. Watson, Crissie Swing, W. H. Berrier, John Ni-fong, D. L.

Sink, B. D. Myers, A. C. Arnold, J.

W. Burkhead, H. Steed, E. M. Hartman, Phillip Lanier, Mrs.

Mollie Wil son, W. S. Hunter. Madman Terrifies Neighbors. A dispatch, from Winston Salem Monday afternoon says "Mr.

Charles Atkins, a re putable citizen, whose home is between VVaughtown and Ker nersville, became violently in sane bunday on tne subject or religion. Mr. Atkins ran his family from home. He then went.to St. Delight church and smashed all the windows of the building.

From there he went to the home of Mr. Bunyan Liu-ville. There he saw a horse belonging to Mr. Adolphus Sink and' with an axe he struck the animal a terrible blow sinking the axe into the horse's body, inflicting a dangerous wound. The horse jumped and jerked the axe out of the madman's band.

Mr. bink and others then caught and bound Mr. Atkins. He was brought to Winston and confined in the county jail. the day Mr.

Atkins terrorized the neighborhood and great relief was felt when be was secured and placed where he could do no harm. For a greater part of Sunday he went around armed with an axe and a spade." Congressman R. N. Page is in the city. Don't fail to bear bis address at the opera boose to-night.

Ask Bob Heltman about "Fewer gallons; wears longer.".