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7 * c The Stato Library. • TT^TBL'VB ^-A-Q-ES. THE GREENSBORO! ' r ■ VOL. 89. GREENSBORO, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, IBiO. NO 8 Oc W. J. RICHARDSON orricc: McADOO BUILDING HIXT TO FO«TOFriC» ,««IDENCE: eis WIIT QASTON «T. 'JTHTBOYLES. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON jnmicoev I■"n Holton Drug Store Building. offloe phone KB. Bes. 409 w- Gaston; Res. Phone T6&. Or. J. E. WYCHE DENTIST IOCAIJ MliWB. OFFICE IN CARTLAND BLDQ. ..UTM (LSI ex.. •m«no»o. ■. < ■Dr. M. F. FOX PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ■ UILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Or E. A. BURTON DENTIST Offloe in Mrs. Watllngton building. Next door to Conyerrs Drug Store. Upstairs. C, W. BANNER. M. D. 0PP08ITC POBTOPrlOK. Practice Limited to the Eye, Ear, Note » and Throat. Offlce Hours-9 A. M. to 1 P. M-; KM P. M. to I j™ Sunday. » to 10.30 A. M. given to the THE KING INVESTIGATION. >or.hr poor. DE W. P. Reaves, M. D. Practice Limited to Eye, Ear, Note and Throat. QBce and Inftrmary—McAdoo Building, Next to Fostolliee. Phone No. 30. Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB DENTIST Offlce over Sykos Drug Company. Phone 7*3. DE PARRAN JARBOE 01 PICE: "VF.R PARIES-KLUTZ. ;OPP08rSB Gt'ILFOKD HOTEL. Phone: Office, BT1; Residence, 19. Balls may be left at Kariss-Klutz drug store, ijyccial attention given to country practice. Strainer milk buckets at Hasan's china store. Plant bed fertilizer at the Town-send Buggy Co.'s. Heavy dairy pails for long service at Hagan's china store. You want plant bed fertilizer. See the Townsend Buggy Co. Mrs. Paul C. Lindley is a surgical patient at St Leo's hospital. FOR SALE—Good milk cow. Ad-dress B., care of The Patriot, or call phone 911. 7-2t. Mr. S. If. Bumpass, of the Town-send Buggy Co., has returned from a business trip to Cincinnati. Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the Audubon Society, left yester-day on a trip to New York. See that woven wire fence at the Townsend Buggy Co.'s before you buy elsewhere. It is going at cost. Just received—a carload of barbed wjre. See us before you buy. SOUTHSIDE HARDWARE CO. Buy your seed corn from Will Groome and get the best. None bet-ter than Cocke's prolific. Drop him a card. 3-tf. Miss Hattie Eldridge, who has been visiting relatives here, has returned to Washington, D. C, where she is a teacher in the public schools. Clean Virginia seed oats—Burt, Black Spring and Red Rust proof. Come and see us. 6-4t. C. SCOTT & CO. A job lot of handmade harness Just received. Can make prices right. See us. TOWNSEND BUGGY CO. SEED POTATOES—Irish Cobbler, Green Mountain, Early Rose, Hebron, Burbank, Peerless and Rural New Yorker. Call on the Foster-Moffitt Company. • __ Mr. J. Ed. Webb and Miss Fannie Haralin were married yesterday after-noon at the home of the bride's pa-rents near Central Falls. After vis-iting relatives for several days, they will be at home in this city. The Greensboro Fruit Co. wants 5,000 pounds of poultry each week, and pays highest market prices for same. You will find a full line of fruits and vegetables at their place or. East Washington and Davie. At our stove store, on South Elm street, you will find a nice assortment of new bedroom suits. Iron beds, springs and comfortable chairs, at prices to suit you. MURPHY BROS. We have a big stock of seed pota-toes in the following varieties: Irish Three Hearings Held and Much In-terest Manifested—Many Witnesses Examined. Public interest locally during the past week has centered largely around the charges brought by Mr. R. C. Hood against Mr. John L. King, charging him with official misconduct as a member of the board of aldermen and as a member of the county high-way commission. The aldermen have held three special meetings to hear the matter, the evidence having been concluded last night, when an ad-journment was taken until Monday night for the argument of* counsel. The hearings were held in the county court house and all of them attract-ed large crowds, the court room\be-ing crowded to its capacity. No The prosecutor is represented by, Justice & Broadhurst and David Stern. The firm of King & Kimball, Col. James T. Morehead and Maj. Charles M. Stedman appear for Mr. own personal matters Sitn.'4r t aorim*\nv never bought stone from anyone ex-cept Mr. King who did not deliver the stone by the side of the road. In answer to another1 question, Mr. Coble stated that Mr. King was not consid-ered the purchasing agent for the county. The first witness called last night was ex-Sheriff J. A. Hopkins, another member of the highway commission. Mr. lloskins went into detail in the matter of the purchase and sale of slag to the county by Mr. King, say-ing that it was upon the insistence of the commission that Mr. King agreed to sell to the county. Mr. lloskins stated further in regard to the charge that Mr. King had re-ceived more money for services ren-dered the county than that allowed by the law, that on a number of oc-sacions Mr. King had raised objec-tion in the meetings of the commis-sioners about having to give so much of his time to the transactions of the county's affairs to the neglect Of his -ar-ilAit AND WOMAN ELOPE. The first hearing was held last Wednesday night, when the specifi-cations in the bill of charges were taken up and considerable testimony was introduced. The charges, as the public is aware, relate to Mr. King's action in selling road-building ma-terial to the county and the city, in drawing a greater amount for his services as a member of the highway commission than the law contem-plates and to transactions between the King-Stewart Horse and Mule Company and the city. The minute book of. the highway commission was introduced to show that the commission had purchased from Mr. King a quantity of slag for road-building material at a price of 50 cents a cubic yard. A city vouch-er was introduced to show that the city had purchased a small quantity of the material to finish the paving of North Elm street. E. A. Cox, foreman of the street force, testified that the city had hired teams from the King-Stewart Horse and Mule Company at differ-ent times. He said he got the teams from Mr. Stewart and not from Mr. King and that the city paid the mar-ket price for the work. Vouchers were introduced td show that Mr. Kink sold to the highway commission a mule for $140 on March 23 1904; eight mules for $1,672 on April 5, 1907. Also that in July, 1909. a bill for livery to the amount of $23 40 was paid the King-Stewart Horse and Mule I.! very Company ry the highway commission. Mr C A. Hendrix was then called to the stand. He stated that he had a conversation with Alderman Kins; prior to the last municipal election; Cobbler, Green Mountain, Early Rose, j lhat Mr. King had stated to him Hebron Burbank, Peerless and Rural , that if he was elected alderman lie -. , ni—.i..i«, nn„lH r\r\t hire his teams Similar testimony was given by Mr. F. M. Pickettt. of High Point, who has been a member of the high-way commission for some time. The last witnesses called were Messrs. A. M. Scales and R. D. Doug-las, both of whom testified to hav-ing assisted in drawing the bill creat-ing and fixing the compensation of the highway commissioners. Both of these gentlemen stated that the com-pensation of the highway commission-ers was intended to be the same as that of the county commissioners. YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN. by G. F. ROSS, M. D. Office—lOO McAdoo BuHdintf Ntxt to PostotBce—Phone "83 Residence—617 W. Gaston St. Phone 1108. DR. L. G. COBLE DENTIST Benbow Arcade, opposite Benbow Hotel, Greensboro. N. C. Phone 601. t. . TAYLOR. 4. I. ICMII. Taylor & Scales ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW GKZEBSBOKO. I. C. Robert M. Douglas. Robert D. Douglas. New Yorker. FOSTER-MOFFITT CO. Mr. John Y. Smith is critically ill of pneumonia at his home on Arling-ton street, his condition being such that fears are entertained for his recovery. Mr. D. B. Smith, of Char-lotte, arrived last night to be at his father's bedside. We are closing out our line of plant bed cloth at 2% cents a yard-regular 3*4 cents goods. Also a good lot of men's, women's and chil-dren's rubbers going at less than cost. W. J. BOONE & BRO.. McLeansville, Is. C. Mr R T. Cook, who served as a member of the Superior court jury lust week, was notified Saturday of the death of his young daughter r rl-day night. He was promptly ex-cused from the jury, the attorneys In the case on trial agreeing to abide by the decision of the remaining 11 jurors. Rev Dr S. A. Steele, who assisted i„ a 'special meeting at Centenary Methodist church. Preached his List sermon Sunday and left Monday for Charlottesville. Va. Dr. Steele is one of the strongest and most owaal preachers in the South, and daring ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1'?'.«• ia Greensboro Loan aad Trnst Bile THOMSON & HOYLE ATTORNEYS AT LAW Commercial Hat'l Bank Bldf.. Greenssoro. had special attention given to collections. ., -* I nuaoiiausd. F. P. HOBGOOD. Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW. loe In Wright Building, Opposite Court House Greensboro, K. 0. LrSTl kt. BCOtt. Chaa. K. McLean. SCOTT «S> McLEAN ATTOENEYS AT LAW ttlUei 111 Court S«aare, Greensboro.».C. GEORGE M. PATTON ATTORNEY AT LAW DOUGLAS O DOUGLAS preachers .......... his visit to Greensboro he was heard by ErgV and interestetd congrega-tions. Mrs. A. W. McAlister, who been suffering for a week or more with appendicitis, was taken to SJU isbury Monday night to undergo an operation in a hospital there Sac was accompanied by Mr. McAlister, whose brother, Mr. T. GUmer McAl.s-ter, of Asheboro underwent an op-eration for appendicitis in the Sails bury hospital Monday and who lore-ported to be resting fairly "ell. Mrs. McAlister underwent the o,»er,.t.ion Monday night and is reported to be resting easy. The smallpox situation shows steady improvement. The only new case reported in Greensboro this week is tthat of Mr. Charles F Coe whose wife was desperately ill of tne disease for a while Mrs Coe is re-covering nicely, and while Mr. Coe has a well developed case, his condi-tion is not serious. The condition of the other patients in the city and county' is reported as satisfactory With the proper precautions, the health officials think Guilford county will be rid of smallpox in a short while. Col E W Screven, formerly in charge of the United States revenue office in Greensboro, and who was transferred to Columbia, S. C about 18 months or two years ago dled suddenly at a hotel in J?'*80"/11'6: Fla., Sunday night. The tunersand Interment took place in Columbia, S. C, yesterday. Col. Screven was a member of one of the most distin-guished families of South Carolina having been a grandson of General James Screven, of revolutionary fame, and a son-in-law of Chancellor Carroll, tot Court Square. - Greensboro. N. O. nea. j. IH.. CHAS. a. Hints SHAW&.HINES ATTORNEYS AT LAW OSeea: Booms *0S and UH New MoAdoe Building nut te Poesoflloe. (Hendrix) could not hire his team to the city, it being against the law. The first witness examined Monday night was Mayor Stafford, who is secretary of the highway commission. Mr. Stafford stated that, when the matter of the purchase of slag came up before the highway commission Mr. King did not want to sell and stated to the commission that he was afraid it would be a technical viola-tion of the law. Mr. Stafford was then questioned at length in regard to the various charges which are lodged against Mr. King. Among these was the ques-tion if the witness did not think that a number of days per diem had been charged to the county for work that could have been .done by the superin-tendent. To this Mr. Stafford replied that such had probably bene the case Upon cross-examination by Colonel Morehead for the defense Mr. btar-ford practically contradicted his former answers. Mr. King was called after Mr. Stafford's testimony had been given and was on the stand over an hour. He stated that the question of the purchase of slag required, in his opinion, an explanation to settle the matter. Mr. King stated that some time ago a plan was on foot to open a street through some property of his and that lie bought the slag from the Empire Steel and Iron Company to be used in building sidewalks to Improve his property. The street, however, was never opened and later the matter came up regarding the sale of a part of it to the county. Mr King answered numerous ques-tions" in regard to the various charges, going into details in explanation of his deals. He stated that in some eases he had thought some of the deals might be considered a technical violation of the statute, but stated further that he had been since ad-vised by counsel that there had been no violations. A ripple of excitement ran oyer the crowded court room when Mr. King made denial of certain evidence given by Mr. C. A. Hendrix Friday night. Mr. Hendrix, who was present, arose and asked to be allowed to make a statement. He was told that he would be given opportunity later. Last night Mr. Hendrix went back on the stand and stated In positive terms that Mr. King had advised him that it would be against the law for him to hire his teams to the city in the event he should be elected a member of the board of aldermen. Mr. A. M. Scales testified that Mr. Hendrix came to him for advice in the matter. Mr. D. H. Coble, a member of the highway commission, substantiated Mr. King's statement in reference to the slag deal and spoke in terms of praise of the valuable servic of Mr. King as a commissioner, stating that members of the commission had fre-quently expressed the opinion that his services were well worth the money he had received. On cross-examination by Mr. Justice Mr. Coble stated that the commission had Charles W. Bradehawi Assaulted Two Nephews in Burlington. A report from Burlington tells of a diabolical crime that was attempt-ed at the Southern Railway station in that place early Sunday morning, when Will and Robert Lee Burch at-tempted to kill and rob their uncle, Charles W. Bradshaw, a cotton mill man, who formerly resided in Gibson-ville, Greensboro and Spray. The Burch boys, sons of Bradshaw's sis-ter, who resides in Spray, had been visiting their uncle in Burlington and were accompanied by him to the de-pot to catch the 5 o'clock westbound train for Greensboro. The report sent out from Burling-ton says fcat. when the party was within a f«w feet of the depot, Will Burch demanded of Bradshaw either his life or his money, accompanying tV <**mand with knife thrusts at Bradshaw, who knocked his youthful assailant down. At this Juncture Bradshaw was knocked senseless by an iron bar in the hands of Robert Lee Burch. but the boys were fright-ened away before they completed their task of robbery. It appears that the Burch boys as-certained that their uncle had about $100 in money on his person and adopted this method of getting pos-session of it. The Burlington report of the occurrence adds: "This attempt at highway robbery was the second attempt made by \V 111 Burch within twelve hours. During the afternoon of Saturday, while at the small suburban store of John Dickens, just north of the corporate limits, he started at Mr. Dickens with his knife just as -ie opened tits cash drawer, but was pulled off by his brother, Robert Lee. and another man before any damage was done. "The boys are still at large. Woman Leavea Her Home With Another Married Couple Apprehended. A <st*iff* sensation was created li too state last week by the elope-ment of W. E. Massenberg, a travel-lug isBrsssan'-i"- of the American Tobacco Company, and Mrs. Arthur H. NoweU, of this city. Massenberg left bis? wife and young son in Hen-derson, tad Mrs. Nowell deserted her hseband and two sons, taking her youngest child, a boy about five rears old, with her. The. cosple eloped from Raleigh, where Mrs. Nowell was on a visit to her parents, Col. and Mrs- John Nich-ols. It is said that she and Mrs. Margaret Bain, of Greensboro, who was also visiting in Raleigh, attend-ed a dinner given by Massenberg and a well known Raleigh man Mon-day night, the 14th. Champagne flowed freely at the dinner, and it ap-pears thut all the members of the party became intoxicated. The following day Mrs. Nowell left Raleigh with Massenberg, being ac-companied by her young son Frank and Mrs. Bain, the lattter a sister of Mrs. Massenberg. The party stop-ped in High Point and registered at the Elwood hotel as W. E. Massen-berg, wife, son and nurse. Mrs. Bain returned to Greensboro from High Point and has since been under the care of a physician. From High Point Massenberg ana Mrs. Nowell went to Charlotte, where they stopped at a boarding house as man and wife. In the meantime the members of Mrs. Nowell's family knew nothing of the elopement. Mr. Nowell thinking she was still In Ral-eigh and her parents being under the impression that she hud returned home. The first Intimation of the af-fair came to Mr. Nowell Friday af-ternoon, when he gained possession of a telegram Massenberg had sent Mrs. Bain under ,an assumed name. When he ascertained that his wife was in Charlotte with another man, Mr. Nowell caused a warrant to be issued for Massenberg's arrest. The sheriff of Mecklenburg was wired to arrest Massenberg and detain Mrs. Nowell, Mr. Nowell and Deputy Sher-iff John Weatherly going to Char-lotte on the first train. The elopers left Charlotte on an afternoon train a short time before the Mecklenburg sheriff learned where they had been stopping and were not heard of again until they were lo-ated Saturday afternoon at Gibson, a small town on the South Carolina line a few miles below Ham-let They were arrested and carried to Hamlet, where they were detained until the arrival of Deputy Sheriff Weatherly and Mr. Nowell. Deputy Sheriff Weatherly brought Massenberg to Greensboro The Man Who 11 Drives the Plow I Is the most independent of all workers. He is his own man-ager. His acres are his king-dom. But to be independent means that he must take care of himself. It is his duty to himself and those depending on him to make his welfare secure. There is only one sure way of doing this, and that is by keep-ing a bank account- Whenever you make a sale from the products of your farm, come around and deposit the proceeds with us. Then you can pay all bills with checks and need never worry about the safety of your money or the danger of paying a bill twice through lack of a receipt. Four per cent, paid on sav-ings deposits. American Exchange Bank| GREENSBORO. N. C. Capital. . $300,000.00. K. P. WHARTON, President. J. W. SCOTT, Vice President. K. G. VAUGHN, Cashier. F. H. NICHOLSON, Asst. Caahler. Monday WORK OF SUPERIOR COURT. Several Damage Suits Disposed Of— Criminal Term Next Week. Annual Meeting of Insurance Corn-pany. The policvholders and directors of the Greensboro Life Insurance Com-pany held their fifth annual meeting last Wednesday afternoon in the home offices of the company in the McAdoo building. The old officers were re-elected as follows: Presi-dent, J. W. Fry; vice president, K. R. King; secretary, Julian Price; as-sistant secretary, Miss Mary R. ray-lor; actuary, C. W. Jackson; medica director, Dr. J. T. J. Battle; general counsel. A. B. Kimball; treasurer, W. E. Allen; directors, J. A. Odell Harry Weil, R. P. Richardson, Jr., and -Matt J. Heyer. . , _ Gratifying reports were made Dy the oficers, showing that the assets of the company are considerably larger than at the last meeting; that the net surplus to the stockholders had been substantially increased and that securities on deposit with the North Carolina insurance department are almost $100,000 in excess of the last report. The insurance in force is in excess of $8,000,000. morning^and"Mrr"Nowell carried his Fairly good Progress is being made morning aim 1 Nowell was 'n the work of the two-weeks' civil erMetttt, undS^" the^fnflueTce" of a I term of Superior court, which will evidently unaer ."»« -Hmuiant and come to an end Saturday. The Jury drug °r»m 0 e..»*ro^ ^""^i-ning1 rendered a verdict for the defendant appeared irraUonaL Lpon re*cmng Ralegh she *M comm«**« ^»e 1 against the Proximity Manufacturing hospital in the state insane asy.um 1 Com recovery of $5,000 Massenberg also_ was in badjond^ J s ^y^ ^ tion, showing plainly the effects his week's debauch. After arranging bond for his appearance before Squire Collins for a preliminary hearing in the employ of the company. A. T. Murray was awarded a ver-dict for $2,750 in an action he next Wednesday, h.e was carried to i brought against the Southern Express Statesville and placed in a hospital for treatment. He was held under a bond of $3,000. the bond being sign-ed by J. P. and C. V. Massenberg. the father and mother of the defend-ant; J. H. Bridges, his brother-in-law and attorney, and T. T. Hicks, all of Henderson. Mr Nowell has retained Stedman & Cooke to prosecute Massenberg and has announced his determination to push the case to the end. Tne offence with which Massebnerg is charged, abduction, is a felony and is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Death of a Promising Young Man. Mr. Thomas C. Coffin, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Coffin died at the home of his parents on South Ashe street at an early hour this morning. He had been critically ill of tvphoid fever for about two weeks and the end was not unex-pected. „_ ., Mr Coffin was about 30 years old and one of the best known and most popular young men in Greensboro He had been engaged in the railroad bus-iness almost continuously since at-taining his majority, his Promotion in the service having been steady and rapid. Company for the recovery of damages for personal injuries received. The Monarch Manufacturing Com-pany was given a verdict of $110 against O. D. Boycott and others for materials furnished a bottling con-cern in which the defendants were Interested. One of the largest verdicts render-ed during the term was given in a case brought by the Pomona Terra Cotta Company against the town of Laurinburg. The plaintiff sued for $1,712 and recovered the entire amount. The court today is engaged in hear-ing the damage suit brought by J. B. Crews against the Southern Rail-way. A week's criminal term of court will be held next week, to be follow-ed by a two-weeks' special civil term. New Business Firm. The friends of the two gentlemen will be interested in the announce-ment that Mr. W. O. Stratford has formed a connection with Mr. R. L,- Woodard in the gasoline engine bus-iness, which will be conducted under the name of the Southern Gasoline Engine Company. The company will handle the Waterloo gasoline engine one of the best on the market, which has formerly been handeld by Mr. Woodard. The only change in the business is in the name of the firm and the acquisition of Mr. Stratford. The company is located at 329 Sou.h Davie street, adjoining the Petty-Reid Company's place of business. Household Furniture for Sale. All my household furniture is for sale at low prices. In the lot are chiffoniers, a large book case, sec-tional book case, china cabinet, ward-robe, extension dining table, dining room chairs, iron beds, child s bed, box couch, waahstands, pictures, rock-ing chairs, heating stoves, etc. Call at 401 West Gaston -treeL^ A Free Savings Bank. The enterprising officers of the Home Savings Bank have secured the most unique savings bank we have ever seen and they are offering them free of charge to all who want to save their money. If you want one of them, call at the Home Savings Bank and Mr. Glenn or Mr. Bray will take pleasure in presenting you with one. If you can't come, drop them a postal card, writing your name and address plainly, and they will send you one post paid. This little bank is very useful and the Home Savings Bank is to be congrat-ulated on the offer. Sale of Personal Property. Q. F. Beckerdite will sell r.11 his personal property at his home at Pleasant Garden Monday, February 28, preparatory to moving to Kansas. 0<KKHKKHKKKH»0«HK«KHKH«H>» $20.00 IN GOLD TO GE GIVEN AWAY. •The White is King." We have the agency for the cele-brated White sewing machine, abso-lutely the best made. Call and see the big line on exhibition at our store and get our prices. MURPHY BROS. We have several second-hand gas-oline engines. Write or call and see „,. PETTY-REU) The Commercial National Bank will offer a prize of 92* In Gold to the farmer of Gull-ford who raises tho best crop of tobacco on ono aero of ground, provided there will bo twenty or more contestants. The Judges of thle contest will bo Mr. J. F. Jordan on tho part of tho bank, and some ono chosen by the Greensboro To-bacco Aeaoclatlon, the third to be selected by these gentle-men. Those wishing to enter tho contest will please call at tho bank and loavo their names and addressee. Commercial National Bank .1 i •■ BSSSBB1
Object Description
Title | The Greensboro patriot [February 23, 1910] |
Date | 1910-02-23 |
Editor(s) | Underwood, W.I. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Topics | Context |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The February 23, 1910, issue of The Greensboro Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C. by W.I. Underwood. |
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Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : W.I. Underwood |
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The Stato Library.
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TT^TBL'VB ^-A-Q-ES.
THE GREENSBORO! ' r
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VOL. 89. GREENSBORO, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, IBiO. NO 8
Oc W. J. RICHARDSON
orricc: McADOO BUILDING
HIXT TO FO«TOFriC»
,««IDENCE: eis WIIT QASTON «T.
'JTHTBOYLES. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
jnmicoev I■"n Holton Drug Store Building. offloe phone KB.
Bes. 409 w- Gaston; Res. Phone T6&.
Or. J. E. WYCHE
DENTIST
IOCAIJ MliWB.
OFFICE IN CARTLAND BLDQ.
..UTM (LSI ex.. •m«no»o. ■. <
■Dr. M. F. FOX
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
■ UILFORD COLLEGE, N. C.
Or E. A. BURTON
DENTIST
Offloe in Mrs. Watllngton building.
Next door to Conyerrs Drug Store.
Upstairs.
C, W. BANNER. M. D.
0PP08ITC POBTOPrlOK.
Practice Limited to the Eye, Ear, Note
» and Throat.
Offlce Hours-9 A. M. to 1 P. M-; KM P. M. to
I j™ Sunday. » to 10.30 A. M. given to the
THE KING INVESTIGATION.
>or.hr poor.
DE W. P. Reaves, M. D.
Practice Limited to Eye, Ear, Note
and Throat.
QBce and Inftrmary—McAdoo Building,
Next to Fostolliee.
Phone No. 30.
Dr. C. T. LIPSCOMB
DENTIST
Offlce over Sykos Drug Company.
Phone 7*3.
DE PARRAN JARBOE
01 PICE: "VF.R PARIES-KLUTZ.
;OPP08rSB Gt'ILFOKD HOTEL.
Phone: Office, BT1; Residence, 19.
Balls may be left at Kariss-Klutz drug store,
ijyccial attention given to country practice.
Strainer milk buckets at Hasan's
china store.
Plant bed fertilizer at the Town-send
Buggy Co.'s.
Heavy dairy pails for long service
at Hagan's china store.
You want plant bed fertilizer. See
the Townsend Buggy Co.
Mrs. Paul C. Lindley is a surgical
patient at St Leo's hospital.
FOR SALE—Good milk cow. Ad-dress
B., care of The Patriot, or call
phone 911. 7-2t.
Mr. S. If. Bumpass, of the Town-send
Buggy Co., has returned from
a business trip to Cincinnati.
Mr. T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary
of the Audubon Society, left yester-day
on a trip to New York.
See that woven wire fence at the
Townsend Buggy Co.'s before you buy
elsewhere. It is going at cost.
Just received—a carload of barbed
wjre. See us before you buy.
SOUTHSIDE HARDWARE CO.
Buy your seed corn from Will
Groome and get the best. None bet-ter
than Cocke's prolific. Drop him
a card. 3-tf.
Miss Hattie Eldridge, who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned
to Washington, D. C, where she is
a teacher in the public schools.
Clean Virginia seed oats—Burt,
Black Spring and Red Rust proof.
Come and see us.
6-4t. C. SCOTT & CO.
A job lot of handmade harness Just
received. Can make prices right.
See us.
TOWNSEND BUGGY CO.
SEED POTATOES—Irish Cobbler,
Green Mountain, Early Rose, Hebron,
Burbank, Peerless and Rural New
Yorker. Call on the Foster-Moffitt
Company. • __
Mr. J. Ed. Webb and Miss Fannie
Haralin were married yesterday after-noon
at the home of the bride's pa-rents
near Central Falls. After vis-iting
relatives for several days, they
will be at home in this city.
The Greensboro Fruit Co. wants
5,000 pounds of poultry each week,
and pays highest market prices for
same. You will find a full line of
fruits and vegetables at their place
or. East Washington and Davie.
At our stove store, on South Elm
street, you will find a nice assortment
of new bedroom suits. Iron beds,
springs and comfortable chairs, at
prices to suit you.
MURPHY BROS.
We have a big stock of seed pota-toes
in the following varieties: Irish
Three Hearings Held and Much In-terest
Manifested—Many Witnesses
Examined.
Public interest locally during the
past week has centered largely
around the charges brought by Mr.
R. C. Hood against Mr. John L. King,
charging him with official misconduct
as a member of the board of aldermen
and as a member of the county high-way
commission. The aldermen have
held three special meetings to hear
the matter, the evidence having been
concluded last night, when an ad-journment
was taken until Monday
night for the argument of* counsel.
The hearings were held in the county
court house and all of them attract-ed
large crowds, the court room\be-ing
crowded to its capacity. No
The prosecutor is represented by,
Justice & Broadhurst and David
Stern. The firm of King & Kimball,
Col. James T. Morehead and Maj.
Charles M. Stedman appear for Mr. own personal matters
Sitn.'4r t aorim*\nv
never bought stone from anyone ex-cept
Mr. King who did not deliver
the stone by the side of the road. In
answer to another1 question, Mr. Coble
stated that Mr. King was not consid-ered
the purchasing agent for the
county.
The first witness called last night
was ex-Sheriff J. A. Hopkins, another
member of the highway commission.
Mr. lloskins went into detail in the
matter of the purchase and sale of
slag to the county by Mr. King, say-ing
that it was upon the insistence
of the commission that Mr. King
agreed to sell to the county. Mr.
lloskins stated further in regard to
the charge that Mr. King had re-ceived
more money for services ren-dered
the county than that allowed
by the law, that on a number of oc-sacions
Mr. King had raised objec-tion
in the meetings of the commis-sioners
about having to give so much
of his time to the transactions of the
county's affairs to the neglect Of his
-ar-ilAit
AND WOMAN ELOPE.
The first hearing was held last
Wednesday night, when the specifi-cations
in the bill of charges were
taken up and considerable testimony
was introduced. The charges, as the
public is aware, relate to Mr. King's
action in selling road-building ma-terial
to the county and the city,
in drawing a greater amount for his
services as a member of the highway
commission than the law contem-plates
and to transactions between
the King-Stewart Horse and Mule
Company and the city.
The minute book of. the highway
commission was introduced to show
that the commission had purchased
from Mr. King a quantity of slag for
road-building material at a price of
50 cents a cubic yard. A city vouch-er
was introduced to show that the
city had purchased a small quantity
of the material to finish the paving
of North Elm street.
E. A. Cox, foreman of the street
force, testified that the city had
hired teams from the King-Stewart
Horse and Mule Company at differ-ent
times. He said he got the teams
from Mr. Stewart and not from Mr.
King and that the city paid the mar-ket
price for the work.
Vouchers were introduced td show
that Mr. Kink sold to the highway
commission a mule for $140 on March
23 1904; eight mules for $1,672 on
April 5, 1907. Also that in July, 1909.
a bill for livery to the amount of
$23 40 was paid the King-Stewart
Horse and Mule I.! very Company ry
the highway commission.
Mr C A. Hendrix was then called
to the stand. He stated that he had
a conversation with Alderman Kins;
prior to the last municipal election;
Cobbler, Green Mountain, Early Rose, j lhat Mr. King had stated to him
Hebron Burbank, Peerless and Rural , that if he was elected alderman lie
-. , ni—.i..i«, nn„lH r\r\t hire his teams
Similar testimony was given by
Mr. F. M. Pickettt. of High Point,
who has been a member of the high-way
commission for some time.
The last witnesses called were
Messrs. A. M. Scales and R. D. Doug-las,
both of whom testified to hav-ing
assisted in drawing the bill creat-ing
and fixing the compensation of
the highway commissioners. Both of
these gentlemen stated that the com-pensation
of the highway commission-ers
was intended to be the same as
that of the county commissioners.
YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMEN.
by
G. F. ROSS, M. D.
Office—lOO McAdoo BuHdintf
Ntxt to PostotBce—Phone "83
Residence—617 W. Gaston St.
Phone 1108.
DR. L. G. COBLE
DENTIST
Benbow Arcade, opposite Benbow Hotel,
Greensboro. N. C. Phone 601.
t. . TAYLOR. 4. I. ICMII.
Taylor & Scales
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS
AT LAW
GKZEBSBOKO. I. C.
Robert M. Douglas. Robert D. Douglas.
New Yorker.
FOSTER-MOFFITT CO.
Mr. John Y. Smith is critically ill
of pneumonia at his home on Arling-ton
street, his condition being such
that fears are entertained for his
recovery. Mr. D. B. Smith, of Char-lotte,
arrived last night to be at his
father's bedside.
We are closing out our line of
plant bed cloth at 2% cents a yard-regular
3*4 cents goods. Also a
good lot of men's, women's and chil-dren's
rubbers going at less than
cost. W. J. BOONE & BRO..
McLeansville, Is. C.
Mr R T. Cook, who served as a
member of the Superior court jury
lust week, was notified Saturday of
the death of his young daughter r rl-day
night. He was promptly ex-cused
from the jury, the attorneys In
the case on trial agreeing to abide
by the decision of the remaining 11
jurors.
Rev Dr S. A. Steele, who assisted
i„ a 'special meeting at Centenary
Methodist church. Preached his List
sermon Sunday and left Monday for
Charlottesville. Va. Dr. Steele is one
of the strongest and most owaal
preachers in the South, and daring
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1'?'.«• ia Greensboro Loan aad Trnst Bile
THOMSON & HOYLE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Commercial Hat'l Bank Bldf.. Greenssoro.
had
special attention given to collections.
., -* I nuaoiiausd.
F. P. HOBGOOD. Jr.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
loe In Wright Building, Opposite
Court House Greensboro, K. 0.
LrSTl kt. BCOtt. Chaa. K. McLean.
SCOTT «S> McLEAN
ATTOENEYS AT LAW
ttlUei 111 Court S«aare, Greensboro.».C.
GEORGE M. PATTON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
DOUGLAS O DOUGLAS preachers ..........
his visit to Greensboro he was heard
by ErgV and interestetd congrega-tions.
Mrs. A. W. McAlister, who
been suffering for a week or more
with appendicitis, was taken to SJU
isbury Monday night to undergo an
operation in a hospital there Sac
was accompanied by Mr. McAlister,
whose brother, Mr. T. GUmer McAl.s-ter,
of Asheboro underwent an op-eration
for appendicitis in the Sails
bury hospital Monday and who lore-ported
to be resting fairly "ell. Mrs.
McAlister underwent the o,»er,.t.ion
Monday night and is reported to be
resting easy.
The smallpox situation shows
steady improvement. The only new
case reported in Greensboro this
week is tthat of Mr. Charles F Coe
whose wife was desperately ill of tne
disease for a while Mrs Coe is re-covering
nicely, and while Mr. Coe
has a well developed case, his condi-tion
is not serious. The condition of
the other patients in the city and
county' is reported as satisfactory
With the proper precautions, the
health officials think Guilford county
will be rid of smallpox in a short
while.
Col E W Screven, formerly in
charge of the United States revenue
office in Greensboro, and who was
transferred to Columbia, S. C about
18 months or two years ago dled
suddenly at a hotel in J?'*80"/11'6:
Fla., Sunday night. The tunersand
Interment took place in Columbia, S.
C, yesterday. Col. Screven was a
member of one of the most distin-guished
families of South Carolina
having been a grandson of General
James Screven, of revolutionary
fame, and a son-in-law of Chancellor
Carroll,
tot Court Square. - Greensboro. N. O.
nea. j. IH.. CHAS. a. Hints
SHAW&.HINES
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
OSeea: Booms *0S and UH New MoAdoe
Building nut te Poesoflloe.
(Hendrix) could not hire his team
to the city, it being against the law.
The first witness examined Monday
night was Mayor Stafford, who is
secretary of the highway commission.
Mr. Stafford stated that, when the
matter of the purchase of slag came
up before the highway commission
Mr. King did not want to sell and
stated to the commission that he was
afraid it would be a technical viola-tion
of the law.
Mr. Stafford was then questioned at
length in regard to the various
charges which are lodged against Mr.
King. Among these was the ques-tion
if the witness did not think that
a number of days per diem had been
charged to the county for work that
could have been .done by the superin-tendent.
To this Mr. Stafford replied
that such had probably bene the case
Upon cross-examination by Colonel
Morehead for the defense Mr. btar-ford
practically contradicted his
former answers.
Mr. King was called after Mr.
Stafford's testimony had been given
and was on the stand over an hour.
He stated that the question of the
purchase of slag required, in his
opinion, an explanation to settle the
matter. Mr. King stated that some
time ago a plan was on foot to open
a street through some property of
his and that lie bought the slag from
the Empire Steel and Iron Company
to be used in building sidewalks to
Improve his property. The street,
however, was never opened and later
the matter came up regarding the
sale of a part of it to the county.
Mr King answered numerous ques-tions"
in regard to the various charges,
going into details in explanation of
his deals. He stated that in some
eases he had thought some of the
deals might be considered a technical
violation of the statute, but stated
further that he had been since ad-vised
by counsel that there had been
no violations.
A ripple of excitement ran oyer the
crowded court room when Mr. King
made denial of certain evidence given
by Mr. C. A. Hendrix Friday night.
Mr. Hendrix, who was present, arose
and asked to be allowed to make a
statement. He was told that he
would be given opportunity later.
Last night Mr. Hendrix went back on
the stand and stated In positive
terms that Mr. King had advised him
that it would be against the law for
him to hire his teams to the city in
the event he should be elected a
member of the board of aldermen.
Mr. A. M. Scales testified that
Mr. Hendrix came to him for advice
in the matter.
Mr. D. H. Coble, a member of the
highway commission, substantiated
Mr. King's statement in reference to
the slag deal and spoke in terms of
praise of the valuable servic of Mr.
King as a commissioner, stating that
members of the commission had fre-quently
expressed the opinion that
his services were well worth the
money he had received. On cross-examination
by Mr. Justice Mr. Coble
stated that the commission had
Charles W. Bradehawi Assaulted
Two Nephews in Burlington.
A report from Burlington tells of
a diabolical crime that was attempt-ed
at the Southern Railway station
in that place early Sunday morning,
when Will and Robert Lee Burch at-tempted
to kill and rob their uncle,
Charles W. Bradshaw, a cotton mill
man, who formerly resided in Gibson-ville,
Greensboro and Spray. The
Burch boys, sons of Bradshaw's sis-ter,
who resides in Spray, had been
visiting their uncle in Burlington and
were accompanied by him to the de-pot
to catch the 5 o'clock westbound
train for Greensboro.
The report sent out from Burling-ton
says fcat. when the party was
within a f«w feet of the depot, Will
Burch demanded of Bradshaw either
his life or his money, accompanying
tV <**mand with knife thrusts at
Bradshaw, who knocked his youthful
assailant down. At this Juncture
Bradshaw was knocked senseless by
an iron bar in the hands of Robert
Lee Burch. but the boys were fright-ened
away before they completed
their task of robbery.
It appears that the Burch boys as-certained
that their uncle had about
$100 in money on his person and
adopted this method of getting pos-session
of it. The Burlington report
of the occurrence adds:
"This attempt at highway robbery
was the second attempt made by \V 111
Burch within twelve hours. During
the afternoon of Saturday, while at
the small suburban store of John
Dickens, just north of the corporate
limits, he started at Mr. Dickens
with his knife just as -ie opened tits
cash drawer, but was pulled off by
his brother, Robert Lee. and another
man before any damage was done.
"The boys are still at large.
Woman Leavea Her Home
With Another Married
Couple Apprehended.
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