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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09

TIC IHOst slgn1NcAnt fact OF all appears
from comparison of the number of per
sons whose fare was paid, as shown by
the following table:
Number of persons who received rail-
road fare:
May, l91l............. - Ia
October. 1911. ............... 1871
May. l9l2............. .................... PIG
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09


people are taking advantage of the Of
fers of Merchants Week here each spring
and fall since It was started. The varia-
tons in the amount of cash paid out and
In the number OF miles paid for are ac-
counted for in part by the fact that some
shoppers come from longer distances. and
therefore swell these totals, while the fig
ures showing the fact Of the increasin z
number Of shoppers indicate steadily
Increasing popularity for Merchants
Week and for Burlington as a trading
center
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Man Killed Near GoIdsboro.

Benz. F. Coley, a young white man
of the Eureka neighborhood, about
Is miles nortL of Goldsboro, was shot
in a low at that place and died. Coro-
ner Stanley and Sherig Edwards were
notified at once of Coley's death and
hurried to the home of Coley where
he had been carried. The jury which
the coroner empanelled placed the
killing on Ernest Cook, who it is al
legged fired the shot, and his brother,
Arthur Cook, as an accessory. Ernest
Cook was arrested after a long chase
by the officers in their automobile just
as he was attempting to board a train
at Boston, on the Norfolk Southern.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
HELD AT WINsToN-sAIEM HAS
ENDED.-THE OLD SOLDIERS
MARCH IN PARADE.
THE LINE GROWS THINNER
This Reunion Was the Most Success
full in Many Years-There Were
1880 OF the Confederate Veterans
Present.-Large Crowd Attends

Winston-Salem. - The Confederate
veterans reunion closed after one ct
the most enjoyable meetings in the
history of the State Acting Ad1utane
A. H. Boyden of Salisbury, declared
that he has attended all Confederate
reunions, state and general, but never
attended one where soldiers were
treated more royalty than at Winston
Salem.
Accompanied by cheers and ap-
plauding hands of thousands of spec
tators, representatives of the remnant
of North Carolina troops that served
so valiantly in the sixties, marched
I'VE the principal streets Of the city
with martial. step and amid the gilt
ter of military ac~courtements. 1t was
the greatest page without exception,
in the history Of the Twin City. Fully
1000 people participated in the great
parade.
All veterans wore bouquets of North
Carolina pine leaf and beautiful badges
while many carried Confederate flags.
Never was Eel here before such a
galaxy of Southern ~chivalry of the Old
school and Southern beauty of the
present day. -.
The procession might have been
one such, as in Olden days which the
fathers witnessed as troops rode
through on their way to battle. Beau
tiful decorations of business houses
and residences blended with martial
air of the parade and as the old bat
tie SCARED flags of many regiments
appeared, great shouts arose in vari-
GUS sections of the city and the ap-
plause was deafening. Fifteen thou:
sand people viewed the parade.
But with gala spirit was mixed a
touch of the tragic, because spectators
could not but see that many of the
grand old men are near the final
bivouac.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15

Tire biennial county teachers in
for Rowan county will open in
the Salisbury graded school building
III the near future and will continue
two weeks Prot, I. c. Griffin, super
Fntenf1ent OF the Marion graded school,
assisted by Mrs. D. F. Giles of Mar
zsa1r Will conduct the institute. All
public school, high school and graded
school teachers in the county are re-
Guifsi by law to attend the entire
fEFHx-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
County Board of Education.

Charlottesville election of Miss
Mary Owen Graham to the supervF
sion of the primary schools of tho
ton taken at the meeting of the coun-
ty board of education. 1t is regarded,
indeed, as n Of the most important
steps that has been taken in recent
years looking toward the advance
ment of the essential school interests
Of M~ecklenburg. The board has be-
come convinced that the situation
deserved the services of an expert m
making the work uniform.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Rowan Commissioners Meet.

The Rowan county commissioners
met and disposed of some important
matters. They decided to build the
new court house Of Rowan county
granite instead of brick. BY using
the granite the structure will cost
$111,1O0. The old jail has already
been removed, and digging is now be-
ing done for the foundation of the
court house. The commissioners took
up the farm demonstration PROPOSE
ton and decided that they would not
make the appropriation as they were
not to be in Office much longer and
did not want to put the additional
burden on the incoming board, but
they passed favorably on it that the
appropriation should be made. They
recommended that the incoming board
take the matter up.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Campaign in catawba County.

Campaign In CataWba County. $
The Democratic executive commit
tee of Catawba county met and re-
elected Chairman J.. D. Elliott of
Hickory. W. G. Feimster of Newton
was made vice chairman and F. B.
Gwynn of Hickory, secretary. Routine
business was transacted and the next
meeting fixed for the first Monday in
September. Catawba Democrats are
confident of success this fall. The
Republicans appear apathetic since
the nomination of Taft. Indeed there
has been talk of not putting out q
county ticket.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
North Carolina New Enterprises.

North Carolina New Enterprises.
terprises were issued by the secretary
of state: The French Broad Handle
Company, of Brevard, capital $4,000
authorized and $4,000 subscribed,
for making handles, spokes and SINH
lar articles of wood. The Southern
Pines improvement Company OF
Southern Pines, capital $4,000 au-
thorized. and $4,000 subscribed, for
general real estate and building in
.vestments. The Byrd-House Company
of Bum Level, capital $25, 900 author,
iced and $4,000 subscribed.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15

Hzr1sEfk County Campaign.

The Harnett county Republican
CONVEY met at Littleton and nOmi-
mated Il fun county ticket as follows:
For the house, w. P. Byrd; for sher-
IfE, a. r. Surles; register of deeds,
3 4 Mcleod; treasurer, H. N. Biz
1eElr coroner, DR.. C.. A. Young; sur
vey,z, Prof. N. e. Cox; commission
exs. ED H Senter, D. Huntington Dun
can DaIToch, F. M. P. Mcleod and
r. C. 4 Tart. The convention passed
a resolution saying they did not recog'
nike Taft as the nominee and pledged
AeE support to Roosevelt.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
County Bankers Association.

Wilmington.-The program is now
being arranged for the sixth annual
meeting of the county bankers asso-
citation which convenes at the Oceanic
Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, THURSDAY
and Friday, August % and %, having
been postponed from earlier in the
summer on account of conflict IN
date with the state Democratic con
vention. 1t is expected the convention
will bring over 200 persons, including
members of the families of the bank
ers. Lacy Williams IL secretary.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Durham cornty School Census.

L1ETtf1nn County school Census.
The school census report for the
county ct Durham has been compiled
by the county superintendent of edu-
cation and it shows that the county
hzx gained a very little in the num-
bee IF children Of school age. The
E7nst Interesting feature is that there
are but 13I children between the ages
OF 6 and II, who are unable to read
and write. This number out of a
ssehcaH population of 1902 gives a
percentage of i~lliterates Of about
-G811. Or scout one child in every hun
I1red who 81 unable to read and write.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Tive Orange County Campaign.

Tive Orange County Campaign.
MnIsb0T0-The Orange county Re-
publican convention have named the
following ticket: House of Represen-
txff1es. r. G. Dorset; sheriff, T. F..
sSSsEurrUw; treasurer, S. E. Cole; COM
missionaries, W. r. Lloyd, r. Y. Wal
ker and w e. Ham. The naming o.
eanfiidates for register of deeds, coro-
ner and surveyor was left with the
executive committee. The sentiment
at the convention was almost entire
N for Roosevelt Ut was intimated,
however. after adjournment by one
ssg the most prominent Taft support
axs OF the county that there would
bx a regular Republican convention
held EafeF.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Weather Observation Station.

Wnh the view to establishing a
weather observation station at Hick-
orT Nuf Gap, near He~ndersonville,
three men widely known in their
fields OF endeayor are stopping
IN HenEezsoRviIIe. These gentlemen
are Prof H J. Cox of Chicago, Of
tine u. & Department Of Agriculture;
W FsIRa7n NJ HUT OF the North Caro-
Yanz Department of Agriculture, and
e C. Benton Of the state weather
observatory at Raleigh. The purpose
CT their visit here is to install an
observation station at Hickory Nut
Gap. so ascertain the peculiar advant-
ages of tlsat section and to investi-
gate f1se possibilities of apple growing
serg and TO also investigate the al
ways Interesting and ever mysteri-
>s1sls be1t~
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
THE STATE CONVENTION CALLED
TO CONVENE IN QUEEN CITY
SEPTEMBER q.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
NkIx5n the Taft Forces in Control the
aAseefinG WEN Be Radically Different
Rz2sfQfx.

Charlottesville announcement from
G~1EeensboTO that the state convention
OF the Republican party in this state
wM be held in Charlotte on Sept. 4
Was mot the least unexpected from the
Eart chat. when h spring meeting
OF the party was sent to Raleigh
ny TIE executive committee it was
practically agreed that the state con-
xeak7on woesla come to this city.
Interest now centers in the resolu-
ton adapted at the meeting of the
executive cOEnmittee ruling on the
eligibility CT the delegates to the state
convention specifying that all those
who wIn sit in this convention will
be required to pledge support to the
Chicago ticket and platform. This ac-
risn was taken, it is stated, in view
nj the reports that the Bull Moose
followers IN this state were planning
tD- capture the convention here and
xRa1ues their " candidates for state
uificea-
as at present constituted,
fASoFs President Taft by a majority
GE nat less than three and the meeting
as3nsEed that the supporters of the
president are in control of the ma
schineFY OF b state organization and
chat they VIII. therefore, probably
control the state c%knvention since
this committee is the arbiter Of the
qualifications of membership in this
convention and it has ruled that to
s5t all must take the pledge to sup
Fort the Chicago ticket and platform.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Campaign in Ellington.

Dunn.-The Republican county CON
vention met in Ellington and nomin-
ated a full county ticket. A. F. Surles
was reelected chairman. Strong res
olutions were passed endorsing Teddy
and his whole course. The convention
was controlled by the same. men who
have dictated it's policies IN the county
for the past ten years. The following
are presented to the voters of the
county to fill the Offices for the
next two years: w. P. Byrd for the
House, A. F. Surles for sheriff, John
A. Mcleod for register of deeds, H
M. Bizzell for treasurer. D. H. Senter.
P. G.. A. Tart, Devereux burlington.
Duncan Darroch and MsLeod were
named for county commissioners. For
mer state Senator w. G. Turner was
endorsed for the Senate.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
GLADDEN. FOUND NOT GUILTY
Cleveland County Believed Him limo
Cent and So Records Their Verdict
Ross Will Go to the Chair.

Shelby.-"Not guilty" sounded good
to Frank GLADDEN. when the foreman
of the jury of IL came into the court
house and spoke the magic words
that made him a free
The case had been on trial here for
several days. O.. M. Gardner, L. B.
Wetmore and N. F.. Mcmillan made
able speeches in defense Of their
client while the prosecution was look
ed after in the same able manner by
Solicitor Wilson, Clyde R. Hoey and
T. B. Falls.
Judge Daniels finished his charge
and gave the case to the jury at $3.50
in the evening. They dined and the
went in consultation on the case re-
turning the verdict as above stated in
a short while. It is learned that on
the first ballot the jury stood 10 for
acquittal and 2 for conviction, but the
latter were soon won over.
GLADDEN. was charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Dixon Last December, who
was slain at the same time, when her
husband, John Dixon, lost his life.
GLADDEN. was tried for the murder OF
Mr.. Dixon in February and acquitted
and was later arrested on the charge
of the murder of Mrs. Dixon for
which he was acquitted.
John Ross, colored, is the self-con-
fessed murderer of Mr.. Dixon and
will, unless the governor interferes,
which is not likely, be e~lectrocuted
in the state prison at Raleigh, Aug
ust IA.
1t was upon Ross evidence that
GLADDEN. was arrested both times and
in each instance the jury has refused
to believe him. It is believed by
many that Ross killed both the
Dixons without the assistance of any
one while others think he had &C
completes; who they were, however,
will never be known and in about a
weeks time the curtain will fall on
the last scene of this fearful tragedy,
in the death house at Raleigh.
Board of Election For Each County.
The state board of elections named
boards of elections for each county
in the state, the appointments being
on recommendation of the county ex-
ecutive committees of the respective
counties, two Democrats and one Re-
publican. However the county boards
will not be made public for some days
yet. The board also fixed the size
of the ballots to be used in the gen.
eral election. The state ticket will
be 3 IL by II inches, the presidential
ticket 3 IL by 8 inches and congress
sional ticket 3 IL by 2 inches. The
board consists Of Colonel Wilson G.
Lamb, chairman, Williamston; J. c.
Clifford, Dunn, secretary; J.. F. Ray.
Franklin, Democrats; and w. L. Da-
Wis, Hendersonville and Clarence Call,
Wilkesboro, Republicans Ray and
Davis were not here for the meeting.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15

Convicts Escape From P~enitentiary-
Raleigh.-Three long term convictA
assigned to Sc vice as cooks, escae-
ed from the ~pententiary. They wero
Frank Roberts, Asheville, white, serv-
ing five years for embezzlement; Ed
Womack, colored, Lee county, serving
Is years for manslaughter; Green
McAdoo, colored, serving twenty
years for murder, Guilford county.
The men cut out a rost that held
the kitchin window grating, then us
ed a ladder to scale stockade.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Find Body Of Clarence Layden.

Find Body Of Clarence Cayden.
Elizabeth City.-The shelton ana
clothes of young Clarence Layden, who
mysteriously disappeared from his
home at Belvider on July IL, were
found by two men named Whitehead
and Harris, in a desert about five
miles from this place. Young Layde.a
was last seen alive between WinfaE1
and Hartford on a bicycle riding in
the direction of Elizabeth City, &C
companied by a man named Vann'
also of Belvidere. Neither Vann or
Layden returning to their homes, an
alarm was given and a thorough search
was Instituted without results.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
Sz1XhzN6 oFHE oUERRzERE

ATE on the afternoon of August
10, one hundred years ago, Cap
tain Isaac Hull, one of Amegi-
cas- greatest naval command
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMNS DE
NOUNcEO.

IN an address before the Religious
Education association in session in
st. Louis on Thursday last President
Edward d. Eaton Of Beloit college.
Wisconsin, used plainness OF speech
in denouncing much OF the current
music used by our youth in Sunday
schools. Among other things he said:
The pseudo-gospel hymns which
have an astonishing vogue, are the
froth of the current of the religious
life, facilitating to the intellectual
and spiritual powers and hostile to
the development of genuine christian
experience
Hymns of low grade are usually
sung to music equally inferior, at
tractive perhaps to the thoughtless or
musically uneducated, but without
value fsor permanent charm. Such
music should resoiutely be banisned. :,
The only way to Danish it success
fully is to provide something better.
AS the matter stands the need is for
constructive work along right lines.
The 'pseudo-gospel hymns' will con-
tinue to be sung until higher grade
OF musical compositions are available.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
THE IOWA IDEA.

The ST. Lonis Globe Democrat re-
marks that it has not always been
easy to define the Iowa idea, but it
embraced some measure OF dissaiis-
faction with recent Republican nation
al policies. Iowa is normally a
strongly Republican state, and its av.
erage of intelligence is high. 1t has
contributed eminent men and import
ant measures to the craftsmanship OF
the party and the welfare of the ma
ton. With these things In mind the
G1obe-Democrat goes on to say:
After celebrating over the pres.
ent situation Iowa is choosing at least
a majority OF Taft delegates to the ma
tional convention. This ia true also
in districts lately identified with what
are termed progressive members Of
congress. Iowa is disposed to lei
we'll enough alone, and in this case
the we'll enough is decidedly the best
in sight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
DELICATELY
FORMED

and gently reared, women will find
in all the seasons of their lives, as
maidens, wives and mothers, that
the one simple, wholesome laxative
rtmedywhich acts gentlyand pleas
antly and naturally and which may
be taken at any time, when the sys-
tenn needs a laxative, with perfect
safety and really beneficial effects,
is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA.
1t has that true delicacy of flavor
which is SO refreshing to the taste,
that warming and grateful toning
to the stomach which responds so
favorably to it's action and the
laxative effect which is so bene-
fetal to the system when, occa-
sionally, its gentle cleansing is
desired.
The genuine, always bearing the
name of the California Fig Syrup
Co., may be purchased from all
leading druggists in original pack
ages of one size only; price fifty
cents per bottle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17

Hon. John T. Adams, manager of
the Taft campaign in Iowa, is greatly
pleased with the resolutions adopted
by the Republicans of Lee county in
convention at Donnellson on the sth
inst. In private letter to friend
in this city he SAYS: your resolu.
tions were evidently prepared by
somebody who understood his bust
ness They are so good that am
having copies of them sent out to
many OF our county chairmen" The
author Of the admirable pronounce
ment made at Donnellson will please
take notice of this expression of APP
preciation-and adjust his halo ac-
cordingly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17
MODERN EDUCATIONAL PROB
LENS
PROB

The moral value of vocational train
ing In the public schools, the moral
function of music and art, the church
in its relation to labor. the Boy Scout
movement, religious education OF i'm
migrants, the work Of the home, the
Sunday school, the church, the col
lege and university, all had consider
alton in some OF the department meet
ings Of the Religious Education asso-
citation in session in st. Louis during
the past week. On Thursday, in the
department of universities and col
leges, E. G. Starbuck, professor OF
psychology in the State University of
Iowa, presented the report of the
commission of inquiry on the work of
definite religious instruction in uni
versities and colleges. In part he
said:
The question was asked in our in
auiry, Should higher institutions pro.
vide similar opportunities for relig.
! ious workers as those which are now
provided for doctors, lawyers. and
other professional men,? The replies
/ are overwhelmingly in the aff1rma.
tive. Sixty-four of the colleges or uni
versities answered yes without quail.
! fication, eighteen gave qualified an
swers; nineteen said Mo-
Even of the state universities six
| teen out of the twenty-five which re
piled answered yes Ave gave quail
! fled answers. and only four said mo.
| The prevailing sentiment among edu
Gators would seem to Justify any Of
! our higher institutions In undertaking
some phase Of this work of training
specialists for religious leadership
4 Prof. Walter S.. Ahearn OF Drake
university, Des Moines. designated the
courses given in domestic science In
many colleges as a course in pancake
making He declared that when 9
college will give bachelor degree
and even postgraduate degree, fol
proficiency in the making of pan
cakes it ought not to refuse credits
for work In the study OF the Bible
and in the allied subjects of archae
, ology and in practical efforts at socia
betterment. He said further in thi.
. connection:
Because of the reaction again3
the dogmatic teaching of religion il
colleges We have gone to the extrem,
q it. ignoring the teaching Of religio,
altogether. This silence is taken b,
many students as meaning that W,
, lave forsaken our faith in religion
, y hich Is not true.
: IF We turn over the teaching o
he Bible to some college athlete, JUS
because we think that he is popula
y it'll the student body and not becaus
he knows his subject, while We re
, ire msaterful and complete scientifi,
knowledge Of professors In all othe
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-17

We shall fall to impress
young men and women with the ser
iousness and the cultural value Of re-
ligious education.s'
In speaking Of the moral value OF
vocational training in the public
schools H. b. Wilson, superintendent
Of schools at Decatur. ILL.,, said that
1t consists in giving unity to life. No
person can do his best when he is
obliged to earn his living in one kind
of occupation and finds his in
terest and enthusiasm in another
Mr.. Wilson declared that It is
a crime against the state when we
send students from our schools with
out helping them to find the niche foi
which they are fitted and whore they
may give the best service to the state.