The Greensboro patriot [July 19, 1899]

              THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT.
VOL. s. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY li>, 1899. NO. 2.9
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
—Mrs. W. R. Murray is visiting in
Asheville.
—Mrs. C. E. Sbober is visiting in
Charlotte.
—Mr. E. B. Clapp spent Sunday at
his home near Whitsett.
—Dr. J. W. Griffith is spending the1
week in Cincinnati, Ohio.
— Mr. R. W. Hodgin, of the postolllce
force, is taking a vacation.
—Mr. W. II. Carroll, a Burlington
attorney, i, here attending court.
— Prof. J. Y. Joyner is conducting a
teachers' institute at Wilson this week.
—Miss Minnie Fields is in Norfolk
Halting her sister, Mrs. P. L. Rowzie. j
— Miss Sallie Graves, of Wilson, is j
visiting her slater, Mrs. H. W. Wbar-I
i on.
— Mr. I.ee S. Smith and wife, of
Guilford College, spent yesterday in
I lie city.
—Mrs. J. Willie Smith and daugh-ters
are sojourning at l'iedmont
Springs.
—Mrs. W. 1J. Wharton went to
! Mocksville Saturday on a visit, return- \
ing yesterday.
— Mr. J. II. Dillard, of Murphy, a
former resident of this city, has been
here for several days.
—Mr. J. 15. Farlss has returned from
his western trip, coming by way of the
great lakes and Niagara Falls.
—Just Received-A fresh lot T. H'.
Wood iV Sous new crop turnip seed.
28-21 HIATTA I.AMII.
—Mesdamea II. L. Fry and R. M. |
Douglas and Miss Madeline Douglas,
are spending some time at Carolina
Beaob.
—Mr. W. 0. Boren was a delegate
to the Charlotte road congress last
week, and ha is delighted with what i
be saw and heard.
—Judge Henry R. Starbuck, of Win-ston,
was here Sunday night on his
way to Elizabeth City, where he is
holding court this week.
—Mr. W. R. Rankin and wife re-turned
yesterday evening from Bed-ford
Springs, Va, where they have
beeu spending some time.
—The capacity of Ossipee cotton
mills, near Elon College, will be doub- !
led. Preparations are now being made
to build an addition to the factory.
—Mr. Samuel II. Marshall, of this!
city, and Miss Maggie Stocks, of Reids-
; ville, will be married at the home of
the bride this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
—Miss Louia Gardner, of Reidsville,
is visiting the family of her brother.
Mr. Howard Gardner. She has just re-turned
from the Wake Forest summer
school.
— Mr. 8. A. Kerr, who suffered a se-vere
attack of typhoid fever, continues '
to improve. He was down street yes-terday
for the first time since he' has
been ill.
—Citizens of Reidsville have filed
with the corporation commission a1
complaint against the Southern Rail-way
as to the way it operates the "Jim
Crow" cars.
— We were pleased to receive a call I
last Friday afternoon from Editor Bar-rier,
of the <'oneord Standard, who
was on his return from the press con-vention
at Carolina Beach.
—The Odd Fellows hall, on West
Market street, has been secured for the
art display during thegalaweek. The
location is convenient and the display
will be a most creditable one.
—The county commissioners were in
session Monday afternoon inspecting
the tax books and equalizing the as-sessments.
They will meet again nest
Monday for the same purpose.
—Mr. George K. Briggs came into
the city this morning and was taken
violently ill soon after arriving. He
suffered from a severe chill, but no
serious results are anticipated.
— Hon. W. W. Kitcbin spent yester-day
in the city, leaving on the evening
train for Thomasville, where he de-livers
the address today at the annual
meeting at the Baptist orphanage.
—Rev. W. L. Grissoui, of this city,
has been appointed presiding elder of
the Morganton district, M. E. Church.
south, to succeed Rev. J. W. Jones,
who retires on account of ill health.
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—Mr. W. B. Biggers, who dropped
dead in Lexington Monday, was well
known in this city, where he resided
some years ago. He was at one time
connected with the Bauk of Guilford.
—While playing yesterday after-noon
Master Ben, the six-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rees, fell from
I a shade tree and broke his right arm.
Dr. Richardson set the broken limb
and the little boy U now resting easy.
— Rev. L. J. Holden, of Snow Hill, an
uncle of Messrs. T. A. and W. S.
Lyon, of this city, died at h;s home
Saturday. He was a prominent mem-ber
of the North Cirolina Conference.
M. E. Ctiurch, Sou' b.
—Mr. W. J. Blackburn lift Monday
for Fayetteville to Cuaiplei* arrange-ments
for opening a new warehouse, of
which he will be manager. We regret
to see him leave Greensboro and hope
it is only for a season.
—Mr. Herman Wilson left last night
for Brooklyn, N. Y., where he Will
spend some time with his brother. He
has been in declining health for some
time ai.d goes north in the hope that
the change will benetit him.
—One of the attractions during the
gala week will be "Captain Dick,"
which will he presented at the Acad-emy
of Music ou Wednesday night,
August 2nd. On Friday night "A
Midnight Fire" will be on the boards.
—The members of the Epworth
League of West Market Street Metho-dist
church are making an effort to
add a library to their reading room
and are asking for donations of good
hooks. A number of volumes have al-ready
been received.
—Mr. W. L. Ferrell, who has repre-sented
the American Tobacco Com-pany
on this market tor the past year,
will be transferred to Winston Sep-tember
1st. Bray Brothers will buy
lor tbe American on this market dur-ing
the coming season.
— Miss Florence Roberts died at the
borne of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, W-If.
Roberts, Monday after a severe at-tack
of typhoid fever. The remains
were interred at Greene Hill cemetery
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Dr. E. W.
Smith conducting the funeral services.
— Mr. W. R. Richardson, civil en-gineer,
has been at work several days
relocating the road leading northeast
of the city. He has succeeded in se-curing
a straight grade of 3)4 percent,
in places where it was before at least
20. This is a great improvement on
the road.
—W. D. Hughes, a young man from
Randolph county, enlisted at the re-cruiting
station here for service in the
Philippines Monday. He passed the
examination successfully and was ac-cepted,
but was later arrested on a
capias seut over from Randolph. He
Is charged with larceny.
—Prof. J. M. Bandy attended the
road congress in Charlotte last week.
The Observer said of him : "Some of
the best speeches made during the ses-sions
of the congress were made by
Mr. J. M. Bandy, of Greeusboro. He
is a very competent engineer and a
thorough mathematician."
—The Greensboro District Confer-ence
will convene at Holt's Chapel
Methodist church next Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock. The opening
sermon will be preached by Rev. J. R.
Sorogga, of High Point. The confer-ence
will be in session five or six days.
4. large attendance is anticipated.
—When you come to the gala week,
and of course you are coming, don't
forget to call on Rankin, Chisholm,
Strand «v. Rees. They are prepared to
entertain their friends and will beglad
to see you. In the meantime, if you
need any clothing or furnishings, they
can give you some regular gala week
values.
—Prof. C. L. Raper, formerly of
Greensboro Female College,is engaged
in gathering material for a history of
the royal government of North Caro-lina
(172S-177G). This period of our
early history has never been thorough-ly
treated by historians and Prof.
Raper's werk will be looked forward to
with interest.
—Dr. E. Dwlght Sanderson,assistant
entomologist of the I'nited States De-partment
of Agriculture, will deliver
a lecture on "Insect Enemies" at tbe
meeting of the State Horticultural So-ciety
in this city on August 1st. He
will illustrate his lecture by stereopti-con
views, which will be interesting as
well as instructive.
—The Local Preachers' and Lay
Workers'Conference of North Carolina
will hold its annual session at Clayton
on August 17th-20th. Leading men
and women ef the various denomina-tions
will take part in the exercises
aad a successful meetlngisanticipated.
Rev. A. G. Kirkman is on the program
for an address. His subject will be "A
Higher Christian Civilization.''
—The summer school at the colored
Agricultural and Mechanical College
opened this morning. The faculty
will be assisted in giving instruction
by Prof. P. p. ciaxton, of the State
Normal and Industrial College; Super-intendent
Grimsley, of the oity graded
schools: Superintendent Graham, of
tbe Charlotte graded schools, and sev-eral
other prominent educators.
—Mr. Hugh Newman, upon whom
Dr. J. P. Turner performed a most
difficult surgical operation several
weeks ago, removing twenty-four
inches of bowel, is able to be down
street. His recovery, under the cir-
"unwanees, is remarkable. The opera-tion
is one of the few of the kind that
have been performed and Dr. Turner
has cause te feel proud of its termina-tion.
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—The North Carolina State Fire-men's
Association has a championship
belt which is contested for at the an-nual
tournament, the winning team
keeping it for one year or until it is
won by another team. At present It
is held by the Atlantic Reel Team, of
Newbern, and the contest for it at the
coming tournament will be sharp and
spirited. Tbe belt, which is very
handsome, is on exhibition at Will H.
Matthews & Co.'s clothing store.
—Mr. W. O. Stratford has something
entirely new in his ad. this week. He
j is a man who always has the courage
of his convictions and the ability tc
I make them known. Hisadvertisement
; is characteristic of the man. One who
knew him well once said to him, "You
are candid te your own disadvantage."
We will say this for him : We believe
he would not sell a machine he did not
himself like. Watch his space; he
will have something new for our
. readers next week.
—A number of physicians of the
1 county met here Saturday and orga-
| nized the Guilford County Medical
Society. Dr. M. F. Fox, of Gilmer's
Store, was elected president; Dr. D.
; A. Stanton, of High Point, vice-presi-dent,
and Dr. A. R. Wilson, of this
city, secretary and treasurer. The so-ciety
adjourned to meet again in the
court house next Wednesday. We are
glad to see this organization effected
| and hope it will prove beneficial to the
physicians of Guilford.
—About twelve months ago it was
I discovered that a superior quality of
> shale existed near Madison, and after
making some experiments the Pomona
Terra Cotta Company discovered that
! it made a very high grade of piping,
fully equal to the best. A short time
ago tbe company secured possession of
the land and the material is now being
taken out in large quantities and ship-ped
daily to the terra cotta works at
( Pomona. Heretofore Akron, Ohio, has
been regarded as producing tbe finest
quality of this material to be found
anywhere, but Mr. W. C. Boren tells us
that his company is now turning out
pipe fully equal to that madeat Akron.
| He is proud, as he has cause to be, over
I the discovery,and we are glad to know
that the product is being sent out from
this section.
Greensboro Goes Forward.
The citizens of Greensboro did a
j good day's work yesterday, when tbey
, voted to issue bonds to tbe amount of
1300,000 for municipal improvements.
This action is another step forward in
the progress Greensboro has been mak-ing
for the past six years—in fact it is ;
the greatest stride the city has yet
made. Notwithstanding the fact that
| but little enthusiasm was manifested
in the matter and the campaign was
' short and quiet, our people were filled
with a steady determination to not let
this opportunity of stamping Greens-boro
as among the most progressive of
Southern cities pass.
It required a majority of the regis-tered
voters of the city to carry the
| election, and by 4 30 o'clock in the af-ternoon
the required number had been
cast. When the polls closed at sun-down
SG0 votes had been cast in favor
; of the bond issue and only two against.
The total number of the registered
voters was 1,423 and the majority in ,
favor of the Issue would have been I
: much larger bad it not been realized
that the election was safe.
The bonds are to run for thirty years,
bearing interest at the rate of 5 per
I cent. By the terms of the bill author-
| izing the election they are to be issued
ai the money is nee !ed. A portion of:
them will be put on the market as soon
as possible and no trouble whatever is
anticipated in disposing of them on a
good margin. It is proposed to ex-pend
$75,000 in improving the streets,
; $05,000 in extending the sewarage sys-tem,
and $35,000 in erecting a market
house and city hall. A sufficient
amount will also be issued to enable
the city to own and operate electric
light and water plants.
The turning loose of this vast sum
of money in Greensboro means a great
deal, for in addition to furnishing
labor to a large number of people, it,
will result in adding a great many
good citizens to our city. It is an in-vitation
to capitalists to come and cast
their lot among us, and it Is an invita-tlon
which we believe will be accepted
j by many, for it is a fact that many
. people who have money to invest, and
j who are looking for the best town in
. the state, have long had their eyes on
Greensboro.
In the Court House.
This is the last week of the special
term of Guilford Superior court, and
when it adjourns lawyers, litigants,
witnesses, etc., will have a brief rest
until August 7th, when Judge Brown
will convene the regular two weeke
August term. During the present
term the following cases on the civil
docket have been disposed of:
B. B. Knowles v.. John A. Hodgin;
non suit.
Coble vs. Uuilines: dismissed for
want of complaint.
W. D. McAdoo vs. B. J. Fisher: ver-dict
for defendant.
N. L. Hall vs. B. J. Fisher: plaintiff
allowed damages to the amount of
$1,000.
D. L. Godfrey vs. Greensboro Ice and
Coal Company: plaintiff allowed dam-ages
to the amount of $lo.
W . B. Young vs. Goose Grease Lini-ment
Company: plaintiff given judg-ment
for $200.
Holder vs. Southern Railway Com-pany;
plaintiff allowed damages to
the amount of $1,000.
Isaiah Smith vs D. R. Hullines; ver-dict
for defendant.
Crutchlield Hardware Company vs«
B. F. WilKerson; plaintiff given judg-ment
for $23,M.
Robert L. Steed vs. Cape Fear Man-ufacturing
Company: uon suit.
Jennie E. Kennon TB. Western Union
Telegraph Company: plaintiff al-lowed
damages to the amount of $300.
Greensboro Sash and Blind Company
vs. F. M. Keith; verdict for plaintiff.
Kindley vs. Donnell: dismissed.
Henry Kridil & Co. vs. Garland
Daniel: dismissed.
J. C. Spach vs. L. S. Hudson; non
suit.
—The gala week will open August
1st, just one week from next Tuesday.
The present indications are that the
largest number of people that has
ever yisited Greensboro will be here
during the week. They are coming
with the expectation of enjoyingthem-selves,
and they will not bedisappoint-ed.
The road congress, the meeting of
the State Horticultural Society, the
firemen's races and contests, tbe horse
races, the industrial exhibit and art
display, the grand street parade, etc.,
will afford instruction and amusement
for all classes of people. Then, too,
there will be music by two or three of
the best bands in the state, one of
which will be tbe well-known and
popular First Regiment Band. Lay
aside your business and the cares of
life for a few days and come to Greens-boro
and mingle with your friends. It
will be worth your while.
—Rates to the gala week and tire-men's
tournament have been an-nounced
by the Associated Railways
of Virginia and the Carolinas, and
they are as low as those ever granted
for any celebration. From all points
in North Carolina, and including Dan-ville,
Richmond, Lynchburg, Norfolk
and intermediate points in Virginia, a
rate of one first-class fare for tbe
round trip will prevail. Tickets will
be on sale July 31st, August 1st, 2d
and 3rd, good to return until August
7th. On August 2d and 3rd tickets
will be on sale at a rate that will
amount to practically one cent a mile.
For instance: The fare from Burling-ton
or Winston to Greeusboro and re-turn
on these two days will be 65 cents:
from Danville, $1.10: Durham, $1.30:
Charlotte, $2.10. These rates are to be
applied to points within 150 miles of
Greensboro. With such low rates, and
the many other attractions, we may
confidently expect the largest crowds
that have ever visited this city.
Scrap Iron Wanted.
We want all the old scrap iron cast-ings
in Guilford county and will pay
more for same "now than ever before.
G. T. GLASCOCK & Sow,
27-4t. Greensboro, N. C.
Stockholders' Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stock-holders
and directors of the North Car-olina
railroad was held in this city last
Thursday. The number in attendance
was small, majority of the stockhold-era
being represented by proxy. The
report of the retiring president, Mr". R.
M. Xorment, showed that the property
is much improved and that the terms
of the lease are being complied with.
R?ports were also received from the
secretary, treasurer, attorney and the
finance committee. They were all ap-proved.
The following new directors were
elected by the stockholders: Gen. R.
F. Hoke, Raleigh; Benehau Cameron.
Stagville; Henry Fries, Salem, and
Hugh McRae, Wilmington. Governor
Russell appointed the following direc-tors
to represent the state : J. S. Arm-strong,
Wilmington; W. B.Ellis, Win-ston:
J. A. Smith, Bessemer City; W.;
N. Gilchrist, Wilmington; V. S. Lusk,
Asheville; J. C^ Angier and W. 8.
O'Brien, Durham, and Lawrence 8.
Holt, Burlington.
J. S. Armstrong, of Wilmington, was
elected president of the board. The
offices of secretary and treasurer were
consolidated and Judge S. B. Adams,
of this city, was elected to fill the posi-tion.
Before adjourning the board appro-priated
$500 toward the erection of a
monument to the memory of Calvin S.
Graves, who, as president of the state
senate, cast the deciding vote in favor
of tbe appropriation to the North Caro-lina
railroad. A committee was ap-pointed
to secure additional funds and
it is hoped to erect the monument
soon. It will be erected in this city,
near tbe depot.
Horticultural Meeting.
The State Horticultural Society is
called to meet at S p. m., Tuesday,
August 1st, during the gala week at
I Greensboro. Every one interested in
' horticulture is requested to attend and
bring samples of fruit for exhibition.
Ample arrangements will be made for
display and premiums awarded. The
following subjects will be discussed :
'Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery and
Hedges."
"Fruits for Middle North Carolina."
■ -trawberry Growing for Northern
Markets, also Local Markets."
"Dangerous Insects and How to
Combat Them."
Prominent horticulturists are invited
to read papers and discuss tbese sub-jects,
which are important to everyone
owning a farm or a town lot.
J. VAN LIXDI.ET,
President.
Charges Against a Minister.
People here were greatly surprised
when it was learned Monday that
grave charges had been preferred
against the character of Rey. J. W.
Lee, the well known Irish evangelist
who has made his home in Greensboro
for the past several years. The first
intimation any one here had of the
matter was from an article in tbe Col-umbus,
Ga., Herald of last Sunday,
which stated that charges involving
his personal character had been regu-larly
filed against Mr. Lee and that a
committee of investigation was at
work. Mr. Lee held a series of meet-ings
in Columbus some time ago, and
the Herald says the Methodist minis-ters
of that city have assisted in gath-ering
the evidence against him. The
Georgia paper also says that women
are implicated in the charges.
Mr. Lee has many warm personal
friends in Greensboro who are pained
at the publication of these rumors and
who firmly believe in his innocence.
We sincerely trust that he may suc-ceed
in establishing his innocence at
once. For the past week or two Mr.
Lee has been engaged in evangelistic
work at Asheville, and so far as we
know has communicated with no one
here iu regard to the charges.
Morebead Township Public Schools.
The school trustees of Morebead
township met and organized on last
Friday, tbe 14th. A proposition was
made to consolidate the school dis-tricts
of Albright's and Smith's and
locate a new school house at some con-venient
point between the present
school houses. It was proposed to
create a new district just north of the
city limits, in the vicinity of the steel
and iron works.
It was also proposed to discontinue
the colored school at Rhode Island
owing to the small number of children
in the district. The law requires that
each district have sixty-five children.
The board of trustees will give all
citizens a chance to be heard In regard
to these changes, and a meeting is
hereby called for Saturday, July
2:ith, at 3 o'clock p. m. at the court
house. Come out and let us hear
from you if you are interested in
this matter. Tbe trustees would be
glad to hear any suggestions from citi-zens
about school matters in Morebead
township at this meeting.
J. Vi.\ LINDI.KY, Chm.,
E. J. FOKXEY, See,
J. W. I.INOAI'.
Trustees.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
cannot re:.
disease I port ' • '■■? "r'e
r- leafneaa, to > thai - ' . coaatitu-tional
remedies. Deatnesa ucausedbj an m-
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nan Tube. Wnen the tube U inflamed
.■!,:•••: Feet hear-
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taken oat and tbu tube restored to it- normal
condition, bearing will be destro>ui forever;
nine ease* <>al of 'en am cauxM by Catarrh.
., - notBiae but an inflame<l i uii'Miou of
tbe mucous riirfsce*.
We will five "he Hundred Dollara for any
ca»e of OeafueM cauied by catarrh that cannot
be cured by Uall'i Catarrh Cute, send hi I U -
colar»; free
F. J. CHK.NEY A CO., Toledo. U.
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Hairs Ksmily Hills are the beat.