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A REPUBLICAN NEW SPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOM ES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES*
B U R L IN G T O N , N . C , J U N E 1 5 ,1 9 1 0 .
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PROCHBINfi OF COUNTY GRAHAM WILL EN1BIHE CONTEST AND BOW
THE VOTE STANDS COMMISSIONERS MEETING
TAIN THt VETERANS
NO. 5
LETTER. OUR
WHO
From oar Kegular Correspondent.
Mr. E ditor:—I notice in front
of
the F irst N ational Bank build­
W gsM hgton, D . C., June 11.—
Raleigh, N . C ., June 11. Qi^tharn, N . C., June 6th .—
BurHagton.
ing
a dam b uilt upqp the street
The follow ing correspondence^ Senator iDplliver, ju s t before the ter a desperate struggle and
"Th© Board of County Commis­ explains itse lf and the spirit m pass8;gc; of the Railroad bill, said: earnest appeals Governor Kitch- and near the w ater table. I pre­
8,850 sioners of Alam ance county m et
?,frs Lois A. Workman,
10,075 in the court house on the above w hich it is expressed is to be I reg'ardrthe session of Congress, in ’s Democratic Adm inistration sume this dam was b uilt to pre­
<• Swannie Patterson,
vent the water from overflowing
3,150 date at ten o’clock a. m ., in regu- commended. W e trust th at every which, for three months or more, has succeeded in placing the $3,- frbm the water table out into the
>• Mvrtle Isley,
has ipven' an uninterrupted at- 400,000 bond, issue and the call
1,000 fe
“ Mvrtle Tate,
n th ly ^meeeting
t S r ^wt itti
h l htne
e 1C
veteIanand
•o th®
S tention to these questions, as one for an extra session of the legisla­ street. Now as a citizen and tax
iarT mmoonthly
m®
ayfederate
^
a pe
asan t tim
e in
ear
925 follow ing members present:
- Lillian Turner,
of the
riemarkable and most ture has been w ithdraw n. The ayer, I would like to know who
sister d ty .
550
“ Flossie Burke,
A. N . Robertson.
instructive
in
the whole history cup of hum iliation i©£ this 1dem o­ .uilds the dams and who pays for
Graham,
June
10
100
•* Callie Boland,
B. S. Roberson.
of
our
G
overnm
ent.'’
C apt. Jas. A. Turrentine,
cratic regeme m ust overflow same? Also if the dam w ill have
100
“ Daca Davis
W .A . M urray.
N
et
a
single
Republican
Sena­
Commandant,
when that detested trust, the to be made permanent, in order t*
100
■
* Bertha Lineberry
£„ R . Sellars.
tor
vo'
ed
against
the
bill
It
was
Burlington, N , C
American
Tob^ceo Comipany, prevent the overflow of water, or
The chairm an being absent,
Burlington R. F. D’s.
Dear sir:— By direction of the a most pronounced A dm inistra­ cursed by Governor K itchin on w ill the street be fixed so that
upon motion, A. .N, Robertson Committee on arrangements we tion Victory, It is as y e f too every stump, had to step in and when the water table overflows
“Miss Jennie Whitsell, R . 4, S.225 was elected chairm an protean.
cordially
invite
the early to analyze the bill, for it save the Adm inistration of Gov. the street w ill be high enough in
'
Emma Overman R . 1. a.. 175 The board was called to order m ost
the middle to turn the-water back
400 and the follow ing business was Confederate Veterans of Cam p may be changed somewhat be­ K itchin by subscribing $1,000*000 onto the water table. The peoAnnie Matlock, R. 2,
Ruffin
No.
486, U. C V. fore its final passage, but it w ill of the bonds; nearly one-third of
200 transacted;
“ OUie Ector, Route 2,
and
all
other
Confederate
Vete­ be a lotig step in advance, and the entire issue. The bankers pf ile who are having to bear the
200
*• Rosa Crouse, Route 4.
Ordered, th at the' Alamance rans of th e adjoining counties to the fulfilm ent of, one of the most the State upon appeal came to urden of taxation w ant to know
‘ ‘ Mattie Pennington, I t 2, 100 Insurance & Real E state Com­
the. rescue w ithout regard to about this, and some one should
‘eome to Graham, pn Monday im portant Republican pledges.
!- Fannie Belle Stanford.
pany be relieved of tax on $15,- July., 4th 1910, and spend the day
It
was
a
m
atter
of
comment,
polities in order to save N orth tell them. O r is this another
100 575, as per letter from Corpor­
Route 9,
of
coarse,
th
at
Senator
Cummings
Carolina from Democratic blund­ street that has not been accepted
as the guest of our town, in ho­
ation Commission, same feeing an nor of the 134th anniversary of who tijrjk such an active part in ers of her last legislature and it and w ill have to be fixed a t the
Snow C&Hlp.
overcharge on. the excess of said ! onr Independence.
delaying the passage of the bill, is worthy of comment that the contractors expense, then again
10,725 Corporation.
•Jiss Mary Stout,
In -extending this invitation we should. £n the day of its passage bank of whieh Republican Na­ the tax payers w ant to know if
500
Soring Graded School,
A petition being filed
when the work is all done and
200 citizens of Morton Township and promise to use our best efforts to have been in Iow a m aking tional Committeeman E. C. Dun- ready to be receive#,; w ill the
Sylvan Graded School.
make the day one of pleasure for speeehei not particularly con­ cam is president, helped rescue
Boon Station Township .-asking you and your comrades and take ducive to Republican harmony. the State by taking $20*,000 of streets that have been macadam­
Mebane.
for a road from where the old
ized get muddy, dr the macadam
300 Shallow Ford road leaves the this opportunity to advise you In fact, he was engaged in an those bonds. So desperate was get soft as it does now.
M
'c Grace Amick,
•u;S
effort
:o
defeat
one
of
the
strong­
th
a
t
the
Veterans
need
not
bring
crisis
th
a
t
for
once
Democrats
100 Burlington and A ltam ahaw Toad
Essie Dodson,
I have seen m any m iles of mac­
est and ablest Republican Memb- were forced to lay aside politics
dinner w ith them.
running thence W est upon the:
adam
streets and roads, but this
Haw River, JNo. I .
bers
of
Congress.
H
ad
he
been
I have the honor to he, Your
and beseech patriotic N orth Caro­
old road bed of said Shallow Ford m ost obedient servant,
is
the
first macadam I have ever
reseat, he would have voted for lina Republicans to prevent the
9,850 road to C . R . Keroodles home
Miss Carrie Albright,
seen
th
at got soft and m uddy
e MU, but his absence on such destruction o f the State’s credit
J. A d o l p h L o n g ,
place,
thence
<m
the
Skith
side
of
when
it
rained the kind "th at I
Elon College;,. H C .
an errand at such a time, is sig­ due to Democratic folly. J . ElChairm an Committee.
the old road bed following st ridge
have
been
used to, the harder it
nificants
wood Cox, E. C. Duncan and
5,900 across the lands of C. R, /KerMiss.Mollie Baldwin,
B urlington, June 14th .1910.—
The wskeme to Roosevelt at m any other Republicans, either rained the harder the macadam,
nodle and Jas. D.. Bason t® Lew is The people of Graham have ex­ his home coming on the 18th w ill personally or through the finan­ but ju st look at this, and how
Uniea Badge, 14* 1.
Gerringers M ill, thence across tended th e Confederate Veterans
can it ever get any better. 1 was
300 Haw R iver follow ing # ie line o* Alamance an invitation to .meet be most fitting. "The bay of N ew cial institutions ’ they represent, talk ing w ith one of the d ty A P
Miss Lottie Terrell,
York harbor w iil be crowded w ith subscribed liberally for tiie bonds
Mrs. Sallie F. Sommers aznd J n o .1 them in Graham on Monday Ju ly boats hearing his host of friends to hel|> the poor old N orth State, dermen the other day im fegaw l
T. Kem odles to t^ e macadamized the 4th as the honored guest of while his greeting on land w ill be w hile it m ight be at least cited to this and he said them acadam
North
To tie &epa»bUcan Vstesrs of
road leading fw m Ossapee to the tow n a n d assist in celebrat­ hearty and. unprecedented. It that neither of the two Banks in had to be cleaned or sqraped off
B urlington.
in g the 134 anniversary of inde­ w ill be-a- non-partisan welcome Governor K itch in’s home town, before it ceased to get soft and
C&ioSba.
I t is ordered th at said petition pendence take notice :and notify as it should be, and yet all w ill Scotland Neck, in that banner m uddy w henI t rained. W hy put
Pursuant to a resolution pass­ be filed, advertised and laeard at comraids.
have in m ind that it was as a Democratic county of H alifax, the top dressing upon st sat a ll .if.
ed by the Republican State next m eeting.
By order commander,
Republican Governor, Vice-Presi­ w ith its ten thousand m ajority it has to be scraped, ©ft ;agam.
Ordered, th a t Jas. ’Thomas
Exacutive Oormni£tee..at a m eet
W- A . H all
J. A. Turrentine dent and President th at he gain­ of negro population, subscribed A ll this, stuff sounds fun.ny .td the
ing held in the eaty i f Greens­ Malone be allowed to peddle
A d jt
ed hi s fame. He w ill continue to a single dollar. Gov. K itchin, if tax payers, and they would like
boro. N.
on th e . 27th day of medicine in Alam ance county
be a loyal R epd blican/and give you and your allies boast of the to. have some one who knows to
May. 1910, «a State Convention of free of license tax, >he being and
unqualified endorsement to the rescued credit of the State, be enlighten them in this particular.
W ith the City Fathers.
ihe Republican party of N orth old soldier.
presen.t. Adm inistration.
honest and proclaim your hated W hat does the city engineer say
Ordered, that J- M . .Ross be
Carolina is hereby called to meet
The C ity Aldermen m et in
The so-called unpopularity of trust and RepubUc&n leaders : as about it, wont he be kind enough
in the city af Greensboro, N . C., relieved of tax ©« $150.00 in Mor- extra .session Friday night, w ith President Taft seems to be con­
to say over his Own signature in
your. State-s saviors."
\
at twewe o'clock soon, on Wed- tion Township, feeing an error.
seven Alderm en and the new fined iXfethe m uckraking m aga­
;the..Jq*»l papers
The Candidates of Josephus om or beiv
Ordered, th at Rosa .Stinson be Mayor present. The reports of
nesdav* the tenth day<.erf August,
zines aiid those disgruntled news­ and J. W m ; Baitey faction of ^the ju s t %<W
relieved of tax w\$700.00 in Bur­ the various committee were read
A. Il] 191Q.
papers which did not succeed in Democratic party are now can­ taihly relieve the anxiety. Mafer
This Convention is ^.called for lington Township, same being and accepted. M r. W . Clapp was intim idating Congress to give
vassing W ake county in their of us feel that we stieen o t getting
the parpose of som inating a erroneously listed.
granted the rig h t to place a con­ them free print paper. The peo­ campaign before the Democratic a squre deal. Once again wont
Oedered, th at L. J, Rippey be crete side-walk on the street in ple are w ith the President, and
Chief Justice .and two .Associate
primaries* June 25th.r The Armi- the street committee pteas»;ha*ve
Justk<;s of the Supreme Court of refunded cne poll tax, he being fro n t of his store. H. K . H all, are fai-t finding out his worth.
the contractor to finish up at lea^t
North Carolina, to ratify the in feeble health and he be also who had been elected Cemetery They are learning to love him for stead Jones faction representing a small piece of street; so that
the; present county officers, claims
nomination ,of Superior Court permanently relieved o f poll tax keeper at the last regular meet­ his sincerity, his rugged honesty
th
at Daniels is running Republi­ we m ay see how it all w ill look
Judges in the various districts in the future and a certificate be ing, tendered his resignation. and his devotion to the best in ­
when completed. This would be
where .candidates for jsidge are issued to him relieving him of Messrs. J . A. Huffines and L. P. terests of all. Rarely in public cans for office in the Democratic of some help a t least, to show
primary.
Dr.
E.
W
.
Sykes,
of
to be nominated this year, to same.
Sheppard were applicants for the life de we find a more unselfish, .Wake Forest, Daniels-Bailey can­ th at after all, the street commit­
Ordered, th at J . F. P hillips be position, Mr, Sheppard receiving
nominate two Corporation Com­
less unostentatious official.
d id ate for Senator, spoke here tee, contractors and engineer
missioners, also to elect .a Chair­ allowed to peddle in Alam ance five votes and Mr. Huffines two.
He is doing much for his coun­ Tuesday night and adm itted th a t knew their business and th at
man of the Republican State county free of license tax, he be­
Mr. Jno. M . Cook, represent­ try mea, and in return, they he voted for M cKinley in 1906 those Of us who are <mtieisihg
Executive Committee M id one ing infirm and diseased.
in g the Aldermen, presented ex- should tio much for him . They and did not vote the Democratic the way the work is being
Ordered, th a t Jack Crisp be Mayor B arrett w ith a beautiful
Committeeman from each Con­
should, resent im putations afiainst county ticket last election, Hon; do not know w hat we are talking
gressional D istrict, the last nam ­ allowed $1.50 for taking eare of gold watch chain and charm. In
his
motives and actions, and ral­ R. H. Ballte, candidate for the about.; Give us something defin*
ed to be designated by the dis­ Carrie G ant while she was sick. this presentation speech Mr.
ly
to
his support. They should House, stated that he did hoi; ite, let us see hbw badly we are
Ordered, that the Jailor be al- Cook by the use of a beautiful
trict delegation when assembled
see
to
it that in the comming vote for the suffrage amendment mistaken, show us w hat fools we
at the Stale Contention, and to owed forty cents per day for smile of the prodigal son illustrat­
primaries
and conventions only to the State Constitution because are m aking of ourselves. O r by
transact such other business as board for prisoners.
in g how Mr. B arrett had served loyal Republicans are nominated
he believed it un-Constitutional your silence adm it th at we arc
Ordered, that the county aid our town for five years as an un­
may come before the convention.
for
Congress
and
State
Legislaand other candidates adm it party rig h t and that our mfmey is being
The plan oi organization .re­ the citizens in Pleasant Grove tirin g worker. A nd not because
tutes,
and
then
they
should
de­
irregularity. Daniels a id Bailey wantonly and recklessly wasted.
quires that delegated and a lte r­ Township in building a Sand Clay of the intrin sick value of this
vote
their
best
energies
to
the
Since w riting the above, the
know their only change is to get
nates to the State Convention road from Cross Roads church to chain is it given, but as a token
election
on
November
8
th
of
rains
of Monday nig h t have rob­
the independent vote in the
shall be elected by duly constitu­ Staggs creek, they to continue to of appreciation from the Alder­
those
nominees.
The
elections
Democratic prim ary and are re­ bed me of a part of m y argum ent
ted county convention#, called on solicit subscriptions to help in men, which means a token of ap­
this
year"
are
im
portant
in
the
sorting
to this appeal to near- The m ud composed of the top
at -east fifteen days notice of the, -constructing said road.
preciation from the entire town. extreme. See to it that no good Republicans.
dressing is nearly all gone, wash­
Ordered, that the report of J.
time and place £>f suet’ conven­
M r. J. A. Freeland was the Republican is defeated.
ed away and the dam too. B ut
Ed.
S.
Abell,
o
f
Johnston,
tions. Representation in county; H. Tarpley be received and filed. next spokesman, presenting the
There
will,
not
be
a
single
issue
the consoling feature is th a t noth­
Democratic
Chairm
an
of
the
Ordered, that the report of Dr. ex-Mayor w ith a lemon, which
conventions shais .consist of one
where;
Republicans
cannot
rally
in
g has been accepted and the
County
Board
of'
elections,
who
delegate a n d ' ons altercate for Geo. W . Long, Supt. of health be M r. Freeland declared had been
to
the
support
ef
the
policies
and
contractors
m ust replace it at
was the m ain m an perhaps, ac­
every twenty-fire Republican received and filed.
handed him by the Aldermen in candidates of the party. The cording to evidence at hand, in their own expense, this is good
The outside poor list was re­ their failure to elect him Mayor.
votes, or fractional part thereof,
vised
a n d the usual orders made. M r. Freeland, by passing the work of the two sessions of the stealing Johnston from the Re­ for us, but hard on the contrac­
cast in the precinct fo r the Re­
publican candidate ilor Governor
Ordered, th at the m atter of lemon to the ex-Mayor, express­ present Congress w ill be pheno­ publicans, is manager of the tor. Look at the curves washed
at the previous election, arm in levying tax for the Lake Side ed to the Aldermen a feeling of menal, and the legislation and campaign o f Frank Daniels for in the macadam street and then
all other conventions one dele­ Graded school is hereby deferred harmony, letting the dead past A dm inistration under President Judge of this D istrict in Johns­ w ith one loud acclaim say; great
gate and one alternate are ap ­ until the m eeting of this board bury the dead. Mr. Barrett, in T aft w ill compare favorably w ith ton county. Abell wanted the is Burlington, great is our mac­
any in our history. There w ill job of Solicitor, th in k in g his adam streets, but greater still is
portioned to every one hundred in July.
a few words, expressed his thanks be no reason for any m an to sulk. candidacy would help Daniels, the contractor, because nothing
votes, or fractional p a ri thereof,
Ordered, th a t J. A. Moser be for the presents and especially
cast at election the for Republi­ allowed $2.75 per cubic yard for for the spirit in which they were There w ill be every reason for but he failed to qualify in tim e has Deen accepted. A ll m ust be
every m an to give his heartiest before the Democratic Committee replaced at the contractors ex­
can can date for Governor. Pro- building piers at the McBride given.
and most enthusiastic support.
Ta x P a y e r .
and cannot run in the primaries pense.
vided, however, that each coun­ H olt place, stone to be furnished
Mayor Love was next called on
There
is
much
yet
to
be
ac­
under
the
Democratic
rule.
This
ty shall be entitled to a t least according t agreement.
for a speech and responded, ex­ complished during the next ses­
two votes in Staie, Congression­
Death of Mrs. Shelton.
Ordered, that, whereas this pressing his intention to serve sion of the Sixty-first Congress leaves the field frees to H . W .
Norris.
al Judicial conventions.
board, at its m eeting A pril 9th,
Mrs. Rebecca Shelton died
The note of w arning, sounded
Tlbe county chairmen, as weil ordered a special election to be the people to the best of his and the tw o sessions of the Con­
ability, and solicited the loyal gress following. For th at reason by President T aft in his speech Sunday night at the home of her
the precinct chairmen are held in certain territory in Mor- support of the Aldermen, exearnestly urged to use all dilig- tion Township a t Isley’s school M ayor and citizens of the town. the Bouse of Representatives of at Jackson,’ Mich. , on Junfe 4th, daughter Mrs. W ill Long of West
the Sixty-second Covgress should in which he declared th at Social­ Burlington, a t the age of 84 yrs.
;.nce in seeing that their respec- house to vote upon the question
A fter the speech m aking scene have a substantial Republican
ism, which demands a new order and eight days. She is survived
m'e counties and precints are of levying a special tax in said an hour or more was spent in
''‘ell and fully represented in the territory for school purposes, and, transacting unfinished business. m ajority to work w ith the Senate of distribution and the abolishing by two daughters and two sons
and President in rounding out an of the institution of private pro­ Messdames W ill Long and W ill
inventions, as well as to give whereas said election was held
M itchell and Messrs. Perry and
Adm inistration that w ill redeem
conventions when called on the first day of May as directsure cure f or chills is to boil every Republican pledge. A party, was the great problem Samuel S helton.. Funeral was
that
confronts
the
American
peo­
‘trie widest publicity.
Let us ed by said order, and, whereas ancj make tea of ripe cuekle
Democratic House means a do- ple, has caused considerable talk conducted Monday a t the home
“i'ge upon you that the conven­ the returns of said election show b urr’s and drink freelv
nothing
Congress. A Republican in Raleigh. In 1908, Debs, the by Revs. Morgan and Flem ing.
tions in each county and town- th at there were 32 registered
House
means
a continuation of presidential candidate on the Burial at Pine H ill Cemetery.
The love romance between Miss
^nip shall be conducted in such voters and th at 13 voted for said
the
s
plendid
work
so well begun. Social-Democratic ticket received
•-anner as to have fu ll represen- special tax and 14 voted against M ary Bartlett, dean of the H av­
420,793 votes and in addition to lina received 310 votes from
in the respective conven- special tax, the election is de­ erhill H igh School teaching force,
and
Frank
Nichols,
a
wealthy
Our
genial
friend,
Mr.
J.
these the presidential candidate twenty-five counties,
and let every voter feel clared against special tax for
Forsytk
j
Southern
planter,
which
began
Payne
has
our
sincere
thanks
for
of
another w ing of tiie Socialist county giving the largest num­
he lias a voice in the affairs school purposes.
■■
!e county.
Ordered, that whereas this j nearly 50 years ago, when both a baskec of the most delicious Party received over 13,000 votes! ber cast by any one county, viz:
oT A nril I were schoolmates, and who later peaches th at we have tasted, in a A few weeks ago a Socialist was 118 votes. It is known th at there
..... 4 ^pe.ncer B. Adams,
■n rn iiepub. State Ex. Com. 4th, ordered a special election to j became estranged, has culm inat long tajte. Such tokens of friend- elected Mayor of Millwaukee. In are in Raleigh those who freely
T. J. H a r k i n s ,
be held in certain territory in j ed'in the renewal of their love ' ship [-rnd thoughtfulness are al­ this State, in the last election, J. discuss Socialism, subscribe to
vows, w ith their wedding sehe- ways a .predated by a newspa­ A. Transou, the socialist candid- S ocialist. periodicals and
. ..
Secretary,
duied for early in July.
ated for Governor of N orth Caro- bute Socialist literature.
per
x '.
■•^y ->v, 1910.
Continued on page sov«n.
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