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the other news inatter.
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cost of liviair it means
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and x-ead the various ads
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BUSY SESSION IN COURT THURS
DAY Several Defendants Before Judge
Kirkman for Infractions of the Law
Clyde Murphy -and Fred Murphy,
white men, appeared in municipal
c ourt Thursday morning - in . answer to
t lunger of the larceny of 'the' auto
mobile of Charles Valch, of this city.
T:iri defendants vaived examination
r 1 Judge' O. A. Kirkman bound them I " w rUBlw. 111 a Slau sior-
:iver to Guilford Superior court under j f .r PalQg room.- What at first
bond in the sum -o$ 1,000 each. j looked like a bad fire was soon uu
j. r. LaPradV white, was found der control by the . good work of the
r-ritv of a cnarge oi: contempt oi 1
irart and -a fine-.of$50 and the costs
vie; imposed. Thetdenfendant is al-
vecl to have usedj insulting language
?;) Judge Kirkman: '1V: .
j. L. Johnson, plead guilty jto a
. hnrge of using language calculated
to bring on a breech o the peace and
AVI s
fined $50 and the. costs. v
Tussey, ne-grpj&ead "guilty to ;
nf snfifirKri arid was finp.d i
the costs.
je! Dorse tt, negro' was: convicted of !
a chn'rge of assaulting his' wife, LiUie
rkci.T -Rti nf rvincs thA .
costs
his case.
Xicholas ' Michael was
triad and
crancy. -A. noi pi us was wrcu izi mv
case of K'-nest. KeanedyV indicted for
a similar offense. . x
Garsy . Abern'athyy- n Egress, was
found gu'iity of ah assault. Charge,
judgement was suspended upon pay
ment Of tht; eOStS. - -
Alma Ros.is ne?;ress, was fined ?5
A 1 A . 1 ' ' il
nhii the cos's when convicted c
chaise of ,dii--rderly, conductr
r.3,ir?fl ' Jtm "blead iruilty to a
chanre Of 'fr ianguage ' calculated '
bnng on fc-ach ofMae peace and '
13 fine plu3C3sts was imposed. :
n,M&i uPi'hifftR ! -MPQERRY. i A
The funeral Mil R. iLineberger, .a
W . j V . -
'Chesaneake and
IT -
oh.-o railroad. who5died Tuesday ' In a j
Vewport News-: hospital as a result of
injuries receivedon April 1G when he.
n tvi o frxi-h1 trin. was held
Thursday morning. Interment was
Dmkon,t ftrays r.ha-nel.
Members of both lb e Greensboro ,
and Newport News lodges of railroad j
trainmenook part, in the servfees.
rhP following members of the New-;
IllaUC IU IUO l,tU.V.J ' "
ort News lodge served, ns pallbear-1
TS
William Suttle, H. L.. Alien,
. Proctor, L. C. Wash,.. J. A. Mull--arn,
slid Lr i. Irby.T Members of
ir Heel lodge No. 594..BT., Greens
ro, were honorary pall tearers. as
lows: Messrs. Coble, Coe, Brame.
ith, Hinshaw and Fruitt.
nPAl s IN DIRT HERE. I
"here was continued activitT in the in Winston as well as a calico club, j
'ford realty market Thursday as the best suits for boys and men cost
aled by the number of dee-ds 'filed $15 .and calico dresses $12. This will !
registration at the county court- not reduce the high co-st of living at j
- in Greensboro. Here .are the : all. These goods will just soar high
Point deeds filed during the 'lay: r. The only way to reduce the high
A Brookshire and wife to S. E. ' cost of living is not to buy them. :
and wife, property on Hamilton Le't's work our old clothes over instead
consideration about $2,500. of buying new ones and this, will do
' . i j.i : .Inn ' r KrVncr Tiirn !
e Test Furniture company -'
Keerans, property in this city;
-ration, $2,000.
V Andrews and wife to W. F.
property in High Point, con
"on, $900.
Creer and wife to W. F. Tay
nerty in this city; considera
" ,0.
Trubb, High Point man who
-sday tried and convicted in
superior court at Greens--.
charge of advising the use
ne to cause abortion, Was
-entenced by Judge Shaw to
m of not less than one year
- than five years at bard la
ctate prison. Notice -of ap--aven
and a $3,000 bond
' alleged to have advised
r, pretty 17-year-old girl
to take the drug after he
- : have abused her.
iTED. NUTS'
f4i that His KiD
2C
Fire Slondav
Nignt on Mfm Street
. Fire Monday night in the second
story of -the J. C. Welch building on
South Main street cairsed a loss of
from $15,000 to $20,000.
Jarrett Stationery Co. on the first
noer suffered considerably from wa
ter and smoke, while the Clegg Bil
liard parlor was also drenched with
water. Theipper'floors were orrn-
Died as furniture show rooms and
much ot the furniture was damaged
"icuicu.
Penny Bros, will sell the property
on Last Washington street, known
as the Perry estate, April 24tW.
GRUBB FOUND GUILTY BY JURY
Jake -Grubb, a white man of this
city, was found guilty of advising the
U!,e 01 mecucme tor . abortion.
, The crime for which he was con-
icted is Punishable by imprisonment
,"oor m xne state penitentiary
maximum term 01 ten
years.
However, the court may be disposed to
some wnat lenient in its punish-
mem.
i Several months ago Grubb was
given a, hearing here in municipal
; court. Probable cause was found by
Judge O. A.Kirkman, who ordered
i t.iat the defendant be held for the
j higher court, under bond. t Grubb was
1 ir. dieted- for -advising Mary Garner,
! pretty 17-year-old High Point girl, to
! her. .. ,
The court began the trial late Wed-
nesday afternoon Until lata THiurs-
uay aiteruuun it was eugageu m iu
hearing of the evidence and the argu-
verdict of ' gu'ilty way returned
jTursday
afternoon by a Guilford
coumy jury. Liocai iiuuiuevs aiy"-
X T 4. A. n a n m
ed in the case.
The mother of the girl was one of 1
the strongest witnesses against the j
defendant. She told of the attention ;
Grubb paid her daughter, of his con-j
fession, of his paying a sum of money j
10 neau 011 . i6ai yiuv.as ,
tho .stetMta cf bar daughter short-,
afterthe enme is alleged to have ;
t?en commuted .
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Uplifting and eievaling.
the Ghaiitauqua.
HIGH POINT, ROUTE 4.
(Bv Mary A. Clodfelter.) "
They have organized an overall club
more wau auyiums wo ua
.ae1 hign cost of living.
rne writer
v.fll join in a sugar club, net to buy
any more till'the prices come down.
It was reported in this section that
Thomasville merchants are asking 50
cents a pound for sugar, but we guess
this is only an exception. We can do
without sugar and we are not going to
pjy the prices asked now.
"Mr. Jarvis says -he will join a bare
footed club that will bring down the
hig'i prices of shoes. It was only last
wee'i that a young man went to Win
ston to buy a pair of shoes and a mer
chant there asked him $28 a pair for
them, and at another place they 'asked
him $24. Later he found out that the
wholesale price. uu - .
Threatening
only $8. Now who is making the tgiu;-"-
money? It should be stopped. No ; sa em Qf miniature parks, shrub
wonder the good Lord sends so muca - walkwavs wm be developed.
ram ana nan mm oii
-1 n mc .
the order cf the !
the order tne
Planting corn is
day. , . ,
The health of the commupixy is gauu
. i J
at present. . .
r niodfelter and son Oakus
rnt
to Thomasville Thursday evening
nf
last week.
Thp writer and Janie - Clodfelter
called to see Miss Lou Hine the otner
evening. .She was not feeling well, m
fact, she has been sick for the past
two years. A brother and children of
High Point, came to see Mr. land Mrs.
L. F. Clodfelter.
Mr Eusene Clodfelter and Roby
I Clodfelter called on their father and
mother Sunday morning.
Wilmer Clodfelter spent a few days
time. Stamey's Jewelry Store.
orr A TlTTiW T'TTiR'RITn Ma
wTth her grandparents, Mr J
last week
and Mrs. Y
. wedVli. .
.. ttt . Ti,i.0Tnv
M.SS Hines I Ws wife suffered a stfoke of pklarysis
CTCSMargkrttMSee called to, s,e due to the.shock, relative, were also
the writer md family Thursday j ade1Copelana ls surTiTCa, In addi
ning of last weeK. widow and other relatives,
j. mv,Q vjkt7-i'Pixr .Ti'ii u s many
readers in this section.
A great event in High
Point's career, Cnaotanqtia.
Hisi Point, iwm
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jj . Qoriedy Success . . ;
Nea Ymk Cqst -
A plot so .full of amusing
complications and sur
prises that m is one con
stant gale of merriment
from first to kst.
l ite si
Mfs
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oil a wager
6th Night
Season Tickets $2.75, Plus lOTas
Medpatla Cliaiitaiiqiia
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IREDPATH CHAUTAUOUA
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J) J R Smalt BUfidleS
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A. Bass and E. A. Hatcher were
business viSi
lors in Greensboro Satur
day.
J. W. bmita' was among me number
tending the Greensboro-High Point
ball game .in the Gate City Saturday
afternoon.
R. C. Stone, of Greensboro, was a
business visitor here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shields spent
Sunday in Grsensboro, the guests of
friends.
O. A. Rothrock, of Lexington, ws
among the business visitors to this
city Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Moser, of Ashe
boro, spent Friday afternoon in High
Point.
' H. I. Coffield and B. R. Thurman
have returned from a business trip to
the eastern part of the Mate
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SHERATON
HILL IS
BOUGHT BY
CLARK.
One of the most important real es-
tate transactions of recent weeks in
High Point became known today when
it was announced that S. C. Clark had
bought ths Sheraton Hill residential
property from C. B. Overman arid
ethers. The consideration was $20,
000. According to Mr. Clark, work will
be started at once in developing the
Sheraton Hill property along the lines
that have made Parkway, also, devel
oped bv Mr. Clarke, one cf the most
, - aV1o .p-ntial sections in
tne
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Colonial Drive will be, made the prm-
street Qf new d elopment.
ThP. nl an of the street is thoroughly
l IIC LJACtX. w-w w
hnnlevard nrooer being
only .30 feet wide to prevent speeu-
ill wv.- " -
i
ing, cositiy upKeep auu uu&l, vmr.
both sides vill be a 20 foot parkway,
; including a four foot ganolithic waiK.
oT,nnQnTi TTin ii ocntea m luc
.ctv nf ,th citv. and is
Qf most deairabi
spots for residential development.
T. J. COPELAND IS DEAD; WIFE IS
ILL.
v T. J. Copeland, . brother-in-law of J.
E. and J. A. Marsh and Mrs. D. N. Wel-
: born, a former resident of High Point,
'died Friday night" in a Boltimore hos-
ta.1 J. E. and J. A
Marsb lfVait-
urday for Baltimore to attend the fu-
, i 1 , o Von ill
wnen mr. vopeiauu
vv a,a oatv..
by two sons.
See our wpnderful line of jeweiry,
and we can save you just lots of money
a - CN-am oir'.e Towplrv RtOVP " Wh6ie
its guaranteed
3 buy j
iurfifths of th
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Thurs day , May
3
mtv off
01 veracity
Big Attractions
i ;
!$ecure your Tickets for
ca Week.
:"-S AP tEN F t E L1 1 S DE A D
Mjs. Mary Ellen Sappenfield,
years of age, wife of HA. Sappen -
field, died Friday morning at-9:30
o'clock, at her home, 310 Thistle street. -Greer attacked her and she had to j wating work done place - the busi
Tubarculosis is attributed as the run to avoid him. Her father and ness with 'her and she will see that it
cause of her death. - mother also testified for the -state. J is attended to. Many over the county
a rd f oftsht and : annreciate her kindness in this mat-
--L I a . OJUUSUIICIU Wt UUIU ILL LJlI. V.tJ
county, being a daughter of J. J. and
Susan Millington. She-was a consis -
tent member of Green Street Baptist
The 'funeral was held from the
homo SiiT,flav nftprnoon at 3 n'nlnrlr
Rev. J. E. Lanier officiated and inter-
ment followed in Aakwood cemetery,
Deceased is survived by her hus -
band, two sons, Archie and Alfred
Sappenfield, one daughter, Miss Viola
Sappenfield, and a brother, John T.
Millington, all of High Point. She
was the sfep-mother of the . following
children, who survive: Curtis Sappen -
field, of Marietta. Ga .: Fred 'Sappen -
fiold'and Mrs. Necla Crawford, of High
Point, and Mrs.
lnta, Ga.
Dora Appling, of At-
LOCAL
DELEGATES
NAMED.
FOR MEET
The annual meeting cf the Women's
Missionary societies- of' ithe M. E.
churches of the western North Caro
lina conference, convening May 4-7 at
Morganton, N. C, is one of the most
enthusiastic gatherings of this nature
fivfir hp.ld.
j Del tes in large numbers are in
!attendance and High PpJmtt at which
place the 1919 conference was "stag
ed," isrepresented there as follows:
Woman's Missionary society Wes
ley Memorial; Mrs. W. S. O'Neal
president, with Mrs. W. H. Townsend
as delegate.
Daisy Davies society, Wesley Me
morial. Mrs.-W. R. Morrow presi
dent, with Mrs. Jim Reams a delegate.
Young, Woman's Missionary society
Wesley Memorial ; Mrs. J. W. Wilson,
president and district secretary, .with
Mrs. H. W. McCain and Mrs. W. D.
Brooks as delegates.
Young People's Missionary society,
Wesley Memorial; , Miss Shelley
Thomas, delegate.
Woman's Missionary ' society of
South Main street M. E. church, Mrs.
M.. P. Vail as" delegate.
A big event jaext week,
is the Chautauqua.
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That was some land sale Monday,
of Willoubar Terrace. It takes the
Penuy Bros to deliver the goods.
J. B. Sweard and sons are conduct
ing a dairy farm.
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goods sold in High Point the laboring people
1920
Valuable Music Box Proper
ty Goes Up'in Smoke
EjectoFile Company's ' Place y
stroyed and Southern Rail
I. way Is Blocked.
De-
With a losg of from $100,000 to $200,
000, the Ejecto-File company's plant
here was consumed about noon Thursday-
when fire of undetermined origin
was discovered' by an employe of the
plants '.' ' v;"
When' the firemea arrived the flames
.were making remarkable headway and
a few minutes later the building a
two-story wooden structure, had been
burned to the ground. '
Fifteen freight cars, left standing
on a siding adjacent' to the plant of
the Ejecto-File company, were ignited
and one of these was destroyed. 'Most
Of the - cars .were loaded with lumber,
fourteen were1 damaged . in varying
degrees. ,
Traffic on the main line of the
Southern railway, was cut off for near
lyfi three hours when the rails were
bent as a result of the intense heat.
It - was after 2 o'clock in the after
noon -before either north . or south
bound trains passed High Point, and,
then they used side tracks. -
The Electro Gile company was en
gaged in the manufacture of fillinai
cabinets, victrolas, phonographs' and
cabinets for phonograph records.
iEvery piece of- machinery-was de
stroyed. " 5 ' !
It was impossible for "the firemen
to secure anv direct pressure in figbt-
rr th.o flomos nwinff to th& distance
of the building from the nearest water j charge pn which he , was tried, guilty
! hydrant A long line of hose was j of assault on a female, guilty of sim-LTMino-
amoral froiffht cars and a ' Pie assault, ' or. not guilty. The 12
large quanity of lumber were saved
as a result of the efforts.
nf the. fire-
men.
The fire was one of the. largest that
has visited High Point in a number of
years
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GREER, SENTENCED ,TO EIGHT
MONTHS, APPEALS.
U S Greer, of this city, was Friday
! afternoon found not guilty cf a charge
! of assault with intent to commit rape
on a young married woman of this
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citv. However, he was iouna guuty
of assault upon a fem'ale and Satur
day Judge Shaw sentenced him to
eight months in the state prison. No
tice of appeal was given and a $2,000
bond arranged.
i" trial held the interest of
u crowded courtroom for several hours
'the defendant in her own home. Af -
iter she had resented it, she said
, J. ll'C "Oii " "
, cross-examination oy. counsel 101 c
' defense was sharp at times. Greer
was represented by T. J. Gold and L.
. T5 ixmivflTns loai attorneys.
1
I ''Greer is a young married man and
non ducts a SXOCery " SXOre uu. uitrcu
street. The defendant's wife and
i small son were in the courtroom whrte
' the trial was in progress. One of the
! character witnesses placed on the
! stand by the7 defense was Mrs. Greer.
i PARRISH DIES OF INJURIES IN
j CRASH.
! James Parrish, of Randolph county,
' died Friday mgnt ai w-w
' the High Point hospital as the result
of injuries received on April i
an automobile in which he and Frank
I tATT- Tho nrmrviral . witness was i The cemetery here needs cleaning
HERE lt,i : wi, n -Vmi i-Eha.f. .n. 1m 1 Afp; orv ' 1vnMV?.wifia .ffosatame ,Men- -r
.1 r it- ! r i i . li n ia v . v . . i i v j " t - - .
h nrnnpr nroDOSal was made xo uer uy clennail Will au.emi bu. -v.iic mvv".
Yates, of Denton, were riding, was day. .
struck by Southen passenger trkin Mr. and 'Mrs. John Hedgecock visit
No. 137 at ,a crossing at Thomasville. j ed at the home of Mr. and, Mrs. W. R.
Mr Yates is also at the hospital in puts Sunday,
a serious condition and it -was report:-, j M. B. Hedgecock was the guest of
ed that little hope is entertained for i a. C. Davis Sunday.
his recovery. Mr. and Mrs Fred L. Hedgecock
Mr. Parrish was 26 years of age and j and family spent the week-end with
was 2
farmer.
prominent Randolph county
He was a son
ol Franklin
and Cora Parrish, who now reside
fiA "Rosidps hi tarents ne is
I survived "by his widow
! our brothers.
and five sisters
and four brothers.
Splinters
55V? ' WAS" am
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- v SJJif? WAS" A '
t.
SlSO.aYear
fiiven Eight Months on tle
fioads
TRIED-
HIGH-POINTER FOR SERI
OUS OFFENSE.
A
Acquitted' of Attempted Criminal As
sault, Found Guilty jof Assault
on Female.
U. S. Greer, High Point white man!
charged with assault with intent to
commit rape upon a young white mar
ried woman of this city, was fotind not
guilty of that serious offense by a Superior-
court jury late Friday after
noon, but ; was convicted of . assault
upon a female.
The trial of Greer, who is himself
married and. who runs a small store
in the furniture city, held the inter
est of a crowded court -room for a
couple of hours. Tne principal wit
ness was the prosecutrix who said an
improper proposal was made to her
by the defendant in her own home and
that after sh showed her resentment
she was "attacked by Greer and had to
run to avoid him: Her father and
mother also testified for 'the state.
The case was hard fought and cross
examination by counsel for the defense
was sharp at times.
The defendant's wife and four-year-old
son were in the court room while
the triaLwas in progress. One of the
character witnesses put. on the stand
by .the defense after the jury had ren
dered its verdict was Mrs. Green
One of four verdicts, , Presiding
Judge Shaw told the jury, could be
rendered the defendant could' be
; fourid either guilty
of the serious
I men trying the case deliberated but a
: snort wane oeiorts auuuuui,xu6
linding.
- NEWS FROM TRINITY.
Mr. Lowe, who used to live here,
died in High Point, and was brought
here for burial. ' - v
Mrs. Lillie Alford, of Greensboro,
with her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bal-
j iance, spent the day in town Wedens-
j day. They came in :their car.
j Mrs. Weeks' is getting ready for her
j annuai fitting to Edgecombe and other
, -
j Eastern counties.
Dr. Stanton was in town on profes
sional business last week.
Good many of us. can'.t afford Irish
potatoes at "five dollars per bushel.
The Old Singing School was . played
at the schoool building last week. The
i proceeds will go for the new church.
Miss Mendenhall has; looked after tho
cemetery for a long time-and any one
, Mr ir
ter. -;.
Mrs. Hannah 'White . went to High
Point ont, day last week.
We have not yet learned whether
j the new church will be of wood, brick
OT . SXOue.
Can't get much sugar here now. Only
one store keeping it we learn.
Very few hace done any gardening
at all. It has rained too much.
No fertilizer to be found in town.
Don't know what we will do unless
more comes in.
NEWS FROM KERNERSVILLE RT. 1,
(By Nellie Davis.)
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pierce of
High Point were the guests of her pa-
, rents, Mr, and Mrs. A. C. Davis Sun-
hsr sisiter, Mrs. .raimer, at vy wo
' vine. N. C
Tho TxrrHnr snpnt the week-end of
last week in High Point with her sis
ter and aunt.
Everett Davis and J.- B. Sweard and.
son, Gray, motored to . Greensboro
Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Momtsinger and
family visited at the home of "Mr. and
Mr" J.gP- Home: Sunday.
Mrs. Highfielday of (Liberty spent
the week-end with her daughter, Mrs.
Lillian Welf orn. '
The people of this section have or
ganized a Sunday school at Delane
cheol house and have fifty-five on roll
i and expect to have more.
The writer and Mr. and Mrs. L. L
Davis motored to High Point Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Deby 'Slutter was buried at Ab
botts Creek Friday.
Mrs. Frank Tise was buried at
Spring Hill last Wednesday after
noon. .. '
The farmers of this section are very
busy, preparing land for corn and to
bacco.
, This news is from the Maple Grove
Farm section, four milee north of
High Point. ,
Stfmey Jewel ry Store snV.9 all the
standard makes of watches and for less
than you can order the same, quality
considered. , We are distinctively
Headquarters on watches.
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