The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-11
AN INTER STATE
F|DDL|NG MATCH
Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce Backs it
NEW MUNICIPAL COURT
Iir-I Session Under, Judge Eure is
Held at Gate City-General Prom
i>e> OF Help and Support Are Given
10 The ribuna Other News of
Greensboro.
BY ANDREW JOINER.

Greensboro.
BY ANDREW JOINER.
Greensboro, \. G., May S.-A few
days 2 the NshaVille American made
the boast hat Tennessee possessed
more gOod old-time tiddlers thar
North Carolina. Ii this be. true. and
il is possible that it is, as it is a we'll
known fact that the present Tennes-
see Kidding talent are the sons or
erandsoLs of the genuine old-time
North Carolina fiddIing stock. and
ought to be good fiddlers il they are
not, n especially since, With in the
last ten or fifteen years, North Caro-
ANA Hddl9rS have been SO busy build
ing factories, mills, school houses, col
leges, good DAD and every thing else
which goes to make Il great common
wealth that the fiddling business has
been somewhat neglected.
Since TenneSSee'S sons, seem in
cilned to question the parental fiddling
ability OF Ye Old North State fiddlers.
and with the u~nWavering faith and
PRIDE IT the reputation of North Car
DINA 1d0lerS, to successfully combat
with the 6ddlers Of Tennessee or any
other State, the Greensboro Chamber
OF commerce has challenged all old
time Gdd!ers of Tennessee, South Car
olin& and Virginia to meet in mortal
combat, with fiddle and bow, at
] ~, oi III evening Ol DtIlt
5rh, at the big auditorium.
Leading the Tennessee hosts. Will
be United States Senator Bob Taylor,
who literally fiddled his way into the
goNernorship. Senator Taylor. besides
handling the bow. will give his cele-
braJ~G Lecture on The Fiddle and the
Bow on this august June interstate
tddNng contest.
New Municipal Court.
IT, %~@+ couc,ap IF +l1 n1u .,,,.;
cipal court a held this morning.
JuGGe n. l.. lure opened the court
With & Few appropriate remarks. stat
ing that il was natural that he should
1ecl embarrassed at first, but he hoped
- be able by experience to pre-
side witn due judicial dignity and
prayed the sympathy and support of
the members of the bar, and their ac-
tive cooperation in making the court
all that i should be, one of effective.
Just, pubic service.
Judge Eure made a distinctly ia
yorabla impression and that he will
distinctly make good is the prediction
OF ell wno know his real worth and
City Attorney Shaw, who is
also acting solicitor Of the court, re-
sponGed in brief remarks. assuringI
the c0urt of his earnest desire to see
it prosper and command the respect
Of eli, while Major Stedman and A.
~ ''OhSy "a TIC bdi, 1ildlt u icI It
tnarLs.
Ex-Ma-or Brandt and Alderman
Balm assured the court of their hearty
uppcT and the newspaper men pres
mt Submitted q few broken sentences.
Thera was not q single case before the
cOurt for trial. except q case from the
mayors court. This was that Of two
HOuEg boys from Danville who had
away from home, got strapped in
C~rsalsboro, hired two bicycles and
PAID Tor an hours ride, but got as
before being arrested by the
t2elGsVille policemen. Judge Eure had
the curt room cleared before the eX-
animation was begun. announcing that
n al cases where children were to
be rried he would hear the evidence
only the officers and parties in
crested present.
Tn father OF one OF the boys was
and after eiving the weeping
Judge Eure let them be taken back
nome upon the payment Of all costs,
arrest promises between sobs, never
o 90 50 no more
Insane Man Brought In.
- insane man named John LoVett
brought here from High Point
his morning and will be kept in con-
inernent until arrangements are mad
o place him in the asylum.
The street car received
wO new cars yesterday, making five 1t
las put in service within the past
hirty days. The schedules have been
more regular n shorter ana
Improvement generally is easily OBJ
;orVable..
" a NTTn RIVERS FOR ALL