VOL. XXXIX. NO. 2
Mr. Jiggers Writes
From Sunny Florid?
Local Realtor, Wintering ?vt For
Lauderdale, Is Favorably Impressed
With Report State
Ft. Lauderdale, FJ?.> Feb. 11.?
Before coming: to Florida, 1 prbinisei
some of our friends that I wouh
write a line to vour paper. We let
Boone on January 1. 1 guess all re
member- how cold ?t was. It. took w.
fc a little more than three days to gc
here. We had a good trip in ever:
way. no accidents or trouble o
any kind. The nearer our ticstinu
tion. the warmer the weather was
We found it around 80 and most o
the time the thermomemteer stand:
irom 70 to 80. Children here g<
barefooted, flowers are in bloom
gardens are growing, vegetables an?
fruits are being gathered and ship
* ped from here daily.
This is a great country in winte
time. People are here from nearly
every state in the union.
We took the time as we cam<
down to visit the old Spanish fort a
St- Augustine, where we saw man;
wonderful things,' such as ancien
relics of war, old documents o
writing and even the old fort itsel
with the thick heavy walls made o
rock quarried from an island nea
the fort and hauled to the place b;
boats. We were taken through thi
fort by a guide who explained :Tl
the different departments?-detail
of which i will not try to give hen
(but may in a later article), but \v<
saw the court room where they hei<
the courts and tried prisoners o
war. Then we saw the prison room
and the awful dungeon whore the;
kept those that were termed thci
worst enemies. This dungeon is fchdarkesl
place 1 have ever seen. T
is said that the life of prisoners ii
this dungeon is not over twelve days
and it is only in recent years the;
paved some of the cells, and in clean
ing their, out they found quantitic
of human bones.
We f.h.*?r? visifr*wl luivrw*
with th(? "wishing chimney." |'ra
tlilit.ii has it that whenever ypj
would bow before the largee onei
fireplace in this room and make
wish, it would come to pass. Hone
the name Yo
can see there the old cooking: uten
oils that were used in those day*
In art adjoining; room to this is th
Gbauhcey M. Depew collection of an
cient war relics and weapons, a
well as some of more modern time
which is yOvy interesting;.
Then \vo visited a room where yo
sec the works of an ancient skille
taxidermist, the dressing the dresf
ing; of birds, animals and snake
make them appear almost natura
One special attraction here \'s
Hindu carrying home a rabbit, he ho
slain with bow and arrow.
Next \ve were Taken to the top o
the. fort which has large courts o
top ar.d ab the corners are towci
that were used -for obscrvatio
points, watching- for th.> enemy dm
ing wars oi) land and sea.
After spending; the flight in th
historic old town at the Ocean Vic
'M hotel, we left early next morninj
taking the ocean boulevard drive,
hiirhu'nv lifwt r>ri*vnof? m*w!
along: the seaboard for aniles, an
Stiving a fine view of the Atlanta
Corning to Palm Beach wo stoppe
for a while, where we saw hundred
of people upor. the beach, playin
anrl swimming.
We got to Fort Lauderdale lat
on Saturday evening and throug
the courtesy of our good friend, M:
S. B. Sullivan, he carried us to
house we at once adopted for are
home and began beeping house in
mediately. Went to church ne?
,!av, also to the beach where we m(
people just like those we left.
We have seen quite a bit of th
East Coast of Florida since we hav
been here. We have seen Miam
with her skyscrapers, her crowde
streets, beautiful parks, etc. Alt
Miami Beach with-it s magnified
hotels and throngs of people. Th
is where Carl G. Fisher's estate
located. " Then we ?sa\v Coral Gabl(
with its wide boulevards and heal
tiful'vgardcns and Rileah with ht
race tracks,- flying field, etc. The
Opalaka, a new town with its nit
park and fine collection of wil
animals, snakes, birds, etc. In th
park you will find animals and birt
from many foreign countries. Bear
monkeys, foxes, wolves, wild cat
several kinds of squirrels, rabbit
snakes of all kinds and many kilic
of birds, etc. They also have a tow<
there, high in the air. We went u
in it and looked for miles over lan
and sea. Another feature there is
refuge house for use >n time of
storm. It is built of concrete, tl
walls are five feet thick. We sa
President Coolidge and party pass c
their way to Havana.
Best wishes to everybody,
S .C. EGGERS,
It's ult right to remember th^t tl
early bird gets the worm, but don
forget that the early bird goes 1
bed eariy.
: Pi 11m
VATA\
A Non-Partisan N?
> . ?oo
POIJTICAL EVENTS
', OF THE PAST WEEK
Highlights of Political Activity of
Both Major Parties 3,-,mraari7eu
From Recent N.r?vs Drspatrher
1, From Over the Coix nafe
Is
t "Hoover Day"
_] Saturday might: have beep ea'ied
J "Hoove.* Day" at the. While Houiv"s.
were it not for the fact that all of
r! the political talking sval dom?. not hv
. President Coolidge, but by Repubiii\
cans from various parts of the conn,
j try who caik-d on him and who one
j and all disclaimed having discossad
politics in his presence. As they
\ left the executive offices Itepresen"
jitativft Fort of New Jersey said all of
) state's .".1 votes would go to
j Hoover. William M. GaldeVj former
nator from New York, predicted
j that tin commerce secretary would
j be nominated and would carry Ne .v
I York ''against Governor Smith/'
* j Mark L. Rar.ua. the San Francisco
j oii magnate, said it was futile to ask
J. i about the political situation in Caii1
fornia. because it was all Ho over,
r i
\ Willis-Hoover Fight
f Washfr.gtony Feb. 17.?The wet
f and dry issue, now an important
r i factor in the Hoover-Wilks fight in
v I Ohio for delegates to the Republican
Bj national convention. may serve as a
I guide for Democrats in choosing
*\ their candidate for president in the
^ i Houston convention. While both
! Willis and Hoover are dry. Willis is
j classed as very dry, indeed so very
? dry that the wets in Ohio have turns!
ed to Hoover 'as the lesser of the
i two evils." Of course, what the
r commerce secretary may say in his
e' answer on prohibition to the letter
t alrca?!> sent him by Senator Borah
^ may somewhat modify the line of
\ cleavage on the issue. But if Willis
'* J li.-,,-., .. u..
I vote the fact will be Attributed large
sl ly to the stand of the two men oil
i prohibition, it was said here today.
? i What takes piaet> in the Ohio Re
_j publican primary in a wet anil dry
u fight. the Democrats cannot over
i, i look, it was pointed out here, .in the
a, selection of their candidate. " if the
ei rirys, with a candidate like Willis,
u i scores o great victory, it is said, ii
j'will be notice to the Democrats tc
. 1 drop candidates like Smith, Reed antl
0 I Ritchie. For that reason the Republican
primary election in Ohio be
s conies of nation-wide importance in
g| more ways than one, whether Hoove.
j wins or loses. Willis is employing
a every resource at his .command tr
^ make prohibiltion the issue. Tlu
wets in Ohio have fought Willi;
"s j many times, and rather, emphatically
1 are expected to support Mr. Hoover
a Air. Hoover, if he is to win. must
* have dry support in Ohio, because
' the state has proved itself strongly
f dry in past elections.
11
Profit By Experience?
n! Washington, Feb. IS.?As th.
>| nation's voters cast inquisitive
[glances at the field of candidates foi
e president, those of Democratic per
i,v ? muimuu iuc retttiviiiK -u guuu ucui ui
X. counsel and some cq&ci-ete demon
a dilations of harmony and toleranci
g to guide him ir. the November win
d; ninving at the ballot boxes;. Tilt
c. Democratic party'? 1924 nominee
il John W. Davis,, points To past ant
Is present European executives to sup
:r port bis plea Ihat. religion shoult
; rot be a major issue, in the forth
:e coining race Cor the White House
h Speaking at Columbia, S. 0., lasl
r. | night before the South Carolina Bai
a I association. Mr. Davis reminder
ir that gentile England had in Disraeli
l-'a .lew prime minister, protestam
:t Canada, a Catholic premier in Laur
it itpv and Catholic France u protestam
' in Doumergne.
ie. "I'd be ashamed," he said, "to be
e; lieve that the spirit of tolerance it
i,, less in America than in those grenl
d | democracies I have named."
;o;
it' Reed on Tour
is1 More counsel for the Democrats,
is party to accept the challenge of is
>s! sues and not "again fall a victim tc
i-1 its own folly and blither about non
>r essentials," came from Represents
n tive Finis Garrett of Tennessee
:e speaking at Indianapolis before th<
Id Indiana Democratic Editorial Asso
: _ oUk/.n /
IS,
ls, Senator James A. Reed oi Mis
s, souri. is the first candidate oi eithei
3( j party to take the stump. The pic
a, | turesfjue campaigner left Washing
is j ton Saturday to visit at least nini
;r! western states.
ip
id 1 Democrat* to Meet in Raleigh
a! March G was last Thursday set bi
al State Chairman Dennis G. Brummit
le as the date for the biennial meeting
w of the Democratic state executivi
,n committee. The hall of the house o:
representatives in the capitol at Ra
leigh was announced as the place o:
meeting. Business of the meetini
will be to select the time and placi
ie of the Democratic state convention
't to fix a common day for holding i
(Continued on Rage Eight)
rm S* *'" f lifi" i'v'r'^Tiiwf?r^RBiVi?^!TTWn tf' "
(JGA ]
swspaper, Devoted to the Be
'KB, WATAUGA COUNTYXOKTH OAK
I Sinclair, Burns arid
Day Get Prison Tev ins i
Oil Magnate and Cth^rr, Guilty of
Contcnxpt lor Shadowing
Jurors ; ?}a
;
I 'Ajtyhtnjjtcn, Feb. 151 -?Jail sun* J
j ie:ii\esf wove Ricltoj, oiu today to Mar- <
ry F. Sinclair. vrv-j.Uov o;i operator
' a i:l sportsman, \V. A. Burns, widely { (
kti vvri del. < ii . H?nrv Masoni
j Day of Ncu t ? riv, for th ir part ml sff
1 the shadowing last ml! of the Kail-1 ha*.
Sinclair oil trial jury- V.. Sherman i ccJ
. Berns! another defendant, was let t'n
i off with a fine: * | hoc
Alter a criminal contempt hear-' wa
inc. that continued for weeks. Justice dftj
SirJcTons sentenced Sin-Taii to serve att
six months in the District of Colum- boi
hia jail. He ah ead;," was under sen- :
tence to spend throe months there * mo
because of his refusal to testify in |.ju;
! the senate Teapot Dome inquiry. J ass
| Day was giycn a sentence of four j dis
:onths and Burns 15 days. J gr:
- j res
| HUNT FOR MISSING j UH
HICKORY BOY IS FUTILE co?i
! . !*??
Ilickqry. Feb. 20.?Search forjsci
Julian Whitcuir. Kl-year-old son of^ie;
A. A. Whiteher, prominent attorney jui
and politician, who has been mys-j
teriously missing; from his home here Tii
since Saturday, has spread into r,rv- j mc
oral states, but tonight, only, indefi- I Ga
hite news had been received eon-j to
cerning his whereabouts. j da
t Scattering; reports have come to j
the parents over long distance tele- wi
phone, but so fur ho tangible trace tin
has been gathered. as
Relatives fear that the boy may Hi
have Keeir kidnapped and every ef,
fort is being made to determine the wn
identity of the "traveling salesman" I \
whom the boy said Saturday morn-1 i?';
ing had invited the boy to ride Svlthii wi
him to Charlotte. M:
>.ii
i : ' ill}
| HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST oh
ABOUT THE STATE NORMAL
i i to
j The Normal youmv raetfs basket- kn
j halt team has .iust returned from
j a trip through Tennessee and Guor- ""
rgia, having played Hawssece in Ton;
nessce iSijtf Piedmont College i.i Ti
1 Georgia, winning over the former
by 32 to "20 and l.he latter 33 to 29. ,,
A\I |
On Monday night the young ladies' *)(|
i team played the ladies' team from t
Cullowhce Normal and won over the Mi
'i visitors by a score of 17 to 23. !'
j The spring term of the Normal has jPj
' | started off well with an unusual in- '
| j crease in the number registering for J
the term. The number now enrolled "
is' 464 or lOi more than have ever ?e
been registered during the regular | f'"
year. Also contrary to the idea of j
many people, more than one-half of j n.l:
these are entirely outside of what! 5V
is generally considered the/mountain'
section; more than.1 three-fourths of j ux
; them coming here from east of the | p?
' Blue Ridge. The average distance j
1 of the student body marks a radial;
; distance of more than 1.03 miles.
showing that the student, body of fP1
the Normal is fast becoming de*
localized. ' J?
[j Prof: I. G. Greer of the Norma!,!
! | ami Mrs. Greer have just returned! jj{
: j from Greensboro where they gave a]
program of folk-lore songs before .0.
J the Euterpe Cluh, consisting of the ^j,
rhnsicfans of that cit.y. ^
The past Saturday was one of the m
j severest days of the winter, the to
. wind blowing the snow at a terrific
I Krte, so that it Was impossible to see hi:
at a very (Treat distance. The weath th
[ er now in bright and clear and con- fr:
sid era lily warmer.
i Below are given some interesting
facts about the student body of the
. Norma) for the regular year 1927:
28. that may be of interest to the
: friends of the school in various parts
of the state: ^
Number of students from each 7
county in the state: Alamance, 2; v;
i Alexander, 7; Alleghany, C; Anson, cc
- 13;. Ashe, 24; Avery, 31; Bertie, 3; a
> Bladen, 9;.Brunswick', 3; Buncombe,
- 3; Burke, 10; Cabarrus, 3; Caldwell, G,
17; Camden, 3 ; Caswell, 1; Catawba,
. 15; Chatham, 1; Cherokee, 2; Clay, ot
t 1; Cleveland, 7; Columbus, 3; David- v j
- son, 7; Duplin, 2; Forsyth, 2; Frank- '
lin, 1; Gaston, 17; Gates, 2; Gran- e,
- ville, 1; Guilford, 3; Hartnett, 3; u
Ilyde, 1; Iredell, 31; Jackson, 1; a,
- Johnston, 3; Lee, 1; Lincoln, IS;
- Madison, 2; McDowell; 7; Mecken>
Knvrr n>- Afitolion l t ) . .
< * - IS, ~ . f];,
Nash, 1; Onslow, 1; Orange, 1; Pen- K_,
der, 1; Person, 1; Randolph, 1; Rich- er
mond, 4; Robeson, 3; Rockingham, fe
r 2; Rowan, 3; Rutherford, 15; Scott
land, 1; Stanly, 4; Surry, 5; Union, co
r 2C; Wake, 2; Watauga, 49; Wayne, ;n
; 2; Wilkes, 18; Yadkin, 24; Ynncey. -n
f 10. Total North Carolina counties OJ
- represented, 63. . rG
f South Carolina, Alabama, Mary- to
X land, New Jersey,. Tennessee, and d<
5 Virginia are represented by 28 stu- er
, dents. di
3 At the present time there are 4G4 a I
- students enrolled?93 males and pi
371 female students. m
DEM<
' , --.'v. . - .v >
st Interests ? .Morthwe
OLINA. THl" .V, IGBRUAR"
AWN|
BINGHAM RUMOR;
trict Atioracy Says His Orjani-j
sat.on Was Perfected Before HeKn?:MT
Watauga Man Wawl . To
Co-ntiuue as Assistant
C>i ejection to Washing!*. o ?lis-!
cht - in :=ti',te /lovvijpapors to the j
-pet that the reason Ralph Bing-;
n of Boone, was net roioromend-^
ior reappointment. as assistant:
ited States district attorney was
:ause he was not a "Hayep man"
s expressed in Greensboro .Mon;
by Edwin L. Gavin, the district
orziey, according to the Greens:o
Record.
Mr. Gavin denied that any an':-'
sity existed between himself, j
:ige Hayes and Mr Bingham^ arid|
C-rted that the retiring assistant)
trici attorney had been done a j
?ve injustice by Washington cprpor.der.ts.
these reports indicated that Mr.
pigham had opposed Judge Hayes*
pbrhiation. was a LowcLen man
i otkeiwiso detrimental to the
ionic of things under the Hayes"
time as United States district
Igc.
T. Carter of Mebanc and A. E.
U \ of Mount Airy were recomiijded
for the appointments as Mr.!
,visit's assistants and arc? expected
bo sworn in within the next few
ys. !
The district attorney said that he
II prepare a statement clearing up
l* whole affair, which, he branded,
"disgraceful, unfair to Judge
ives and unfair to Mr. Bingham.
"The reason that Mr. Bingham
is net retained was that at the time
vas appointed I proceeded to make
ins for an organization and thai
is made before I even knew that
Bingham would want to ton>uo."
Mr. Gavin is ouoted n say
?. "It was wot because of any
jeegpn on the part of Judge Hayes
myself. Both are very friendly
Mr. Bingham and -Judge Hayes
iew nothing of the matter until
Ler the appointments were anun?
c(i."
40S. HODGES DIES IN TEXAS
On Thursday morning of last week
r. .J. C. Ray, Mr. W. L. Bryan and
ssibly others in Watauga, received
logranis announcing the death of
l\ Thomas Hodges at his home in
iris, Texas, at C o'clock that morng.
Mr. Hodges, with his mother,
others and sisters, moved to the
ne Star State many years ago,
iere he and all the other boys suceded
well financially. Tom, as we
iew hint, reared "and educated a
go family, who, it is said, are
tmbcrcd with the best people of his
v. He was a farmer, cultivating
3'own soil and did it on a rather
tensive scale, and was planting his
r!y crops when stricken wfth the
ness that proved fatal.
When the family left Watauga foi
.was there were ten living children
id the master. Death, has claimed
i.-- - ?
c-iji uiiu i?\ ui;t uiuii now ojny one
r. 'ami one daught'ei. .Vv. I'. p..
wlges. who spends liis summers in
atauga. and Me. >. C. Key of
>onc- Route 1, survive.
Mr. Hodges was a l'iuc, o.orupan
Sable school and piayinate, a splend
young man. and we are told that
was a citizen of which any comunity
would justly be proud of np
the time of his death.
May the er.e s grow green and the
rds sing sweetly over the mound
at contains the body of our good
iend and schoolmate, Torn Hodges.
kN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
" ADJOURNED ON TUESDAY
Havana, Feb. 20?The sixth Pannertcah
congress, which came to a
jse today, marked a notable derturc
from the character uf promts
conferences of this type by
ir.g dominated by controversies of
political nature instead of confing
its activities mainly to the studytangible
means of inter-American
tellectnai. social and economic coloration.
Following closely upon
idelv advertised incidents in Nica
gua between United States Males
and bandits and upon the unCcessful
efforts of the Argentine
ribassador at Washington to obtain
ass importation of Argentine promts
through United States tariff
iiriei-s, the present conference bein
its labors "last January amid gepat
predictions of disaster. Conrente
leaders, therefore, find matr
for boasting in the fact that this
reference has been second to none
the formulation of actual mens-es
to promote inter-American co(eralion
and solidarity. They also
garil it as the highest compliment
the ability of the United States
legation that the conclusion of ev
y political outburst which seemed
fected against them found virtuly
"a vote of confidence in the
>licics of the Washington govcroent.
r
st North Carolina
? 2."!. 1923
News of Week in and
About Blowing Rock
Building Boom in Prospect for Resorc
As Soon At V/^u'hc-r
Permits
Blowing Rock; Feb. 22;?-Building
promises to boom as soon a> the
weather breaks up. Material ha:- a1
ready been hauled to the fp*oimd. inline
new business building which will
be erected by E. (I. Pitts on the lot
adjacent. :?> the Sanitary * Barber
Shop. The building will be of brick
and tile construction,, 21 "by 00 feet.
ami cw\t MU1IC5 iMJill. .?! C. nils SiUO
hje did not know yet whether he
would occupy the building himself
or rent it to some other businejw. At
any rate, the first, floor will be a
a ' ?ic room. The second floor will
be constructed either for business
purposes or for apartments, deper.dir.c
;ijK?h the nature of the demand
for the space, Mr. Vltts? Aid.
Stone has been hauled to the lot
next to the bank building for the
stone business building: which Rob
Greene will erect this spring*.
Mate rial is on the ground for putting
a new slate roof on the Presbvtorian
church. Architect Uibbs of
Nashville. Tenn.. was here last week
to look over the building and to
I draw plans for remodeling the. front.
I including the erection of a tov/er: It
is unlikely, however, that this part
of the work will be attempted this
spring, as the treasury does not
have enough funds for that purpose.
The Tuesday Evening* f lub, at its
mealing this week with liss Ethel
I llolshouser, carried out si rahi
honoring both Lincoln ami \\
ton. The program was open- . by
the singing* of 4< America the Ceautiful.-*
Miss Mabel Coffey then read
the Scripture lesson and led In
I jjiuyvt. i ins was ipunwfu uy tnc;
j reading of the Gettysburg address
j by Miss Loin.se lcenhour; "To Wash|
ington,'' by Mrs. Stuart Cannon;
S "Sketch of the Life of Washington,"
| Miss Annie Greene; "Sketch of the
j Life of Lincoln." Mrs. Robert Green:
I "Anecdotes Pertaining to Lincoln,"
Mrs. I. -E\ Story; "Story of Wash
ington," Miss Ethel Ilolshousev
"Lincoln's Favorite Poem," Mis?
Pearle Webb. Refreshments wen
served by Mrs. W. L. Holshouser,
mother of the hostess, who was us
sisled by Miss ITolshouser and "Mis?
Mary Louise Williams.
PA RF. NT-TEACHER MEETING
Last Thursday afternoon at
o'clock, the Parent-Teacher association
meeting was held in the Demonstration
school building; This meat
ing proved to he one of the greatest
ever held from the viewpoint of in
tci'CSt and at tee.dance. sixty thret
I fathers and mothers licinp present.
[The meeting wits opened by invo
cation by Rcy. J. A. Youat, pastoi
j of the Lutheran church- I mmediat-c<
j ly following a urogram. most inter
i est'my in every way. was presentee
i ey .m* ilist unu secor.u grnues, wnicr
j consisted of songs )?y iii?- children ir,
| these grades. This program was
i under the direction of Miss Ethe
j P.ouchelle. The splendid manner ij:
| which these children gave theh
j songs convinced those who hoard
! thorn thin they are being well Irain>:
exi in their respective departments.
. Eollowinc the v.ro^ram. the business
session was entered into. Mrs.
Smith Hagaman, president of the
association, was in charge of" the
: meeting. A report of the membership
committee was called for and
a report rendeved. The fact of t.ht
large attendance upon this occasion
j was indicative of activity on the pari
j of the membership committee. The
J report of the picture committee wa>
I given, and the announcement made
j that the pictures had come and sverc
; ready for distribution. The pla'y,
ground committee in making its re
j port, urged a more hearty response
| on the part of everybody in the
{ supplying of material or equipment
| for a playground. The committee
I also stated that thirty dollars bar
been collected for this purpose. Sev
I nvo 1 folL'C li'DVQ an +V?icr cnKia/il
Ilt was the opinion of those present
that a playground, completely equip
I pod, is one of the outstanding needs
j of the school at the present,
j The ways and means conimittei
, reported, and under this headinf
| was discussed the fountain fund ti
j which nine dollars has been added,
j The last committee report was th<
library committee. Prof. Williford
1 chairman of the committee, made ai
j interesting report, and at the sami
time, John E. Brown, speaking ii
the interest of the library, made ai
appeal to those present for mori
books and material for the library
stating that the patrons of the schoo
should not allow the school to con
tinue to be a non-standard school fo
the sole reason that the library wa
inadequate.
A vote was taken to dctermini
among- those present what grade ii
the schoo! should be privileged t<
have in its possession the picture
| presented by the Parent-Teacher As
i! sociat.ion. The fifth grade receive
-; the largest number of votes, 19, an
was. therefore, presented the pic
FIVE CENTS A COPY
GO TO CHURCH
NEXT SUNDAY
ComiiLj in CoJifcatcS With Ele- >
m::xi* of Sacletj" "Hiat Attends
Church Services I:., Wi^ha:* Itself.
E!evatixsgf Declares Minister.
i i?\ RKV. 'i Al.ONZO VOCNT
/ f.I"'. I .--1- / ! L-l
vi iisi.iyi vra'A i.i.'.ticjan v r.turt n;
i We have noticed with. pleasure
' and v.roifit the articles in The Democrat
concerning church going, afidt
| wo wish fo add .. thought
' briefly.
Separate ar.d -.? : . from t) fa t
? that the chn a r a divine i.v ,
| ttor. and that it is the duty f man
under Gc-'l ni: 'Spuh and support
; it. the very fact that we come in
' contact with the better element Off
: human society* and are a-most unconj
sciously elevated thereby, we should
: seek such environments if from no
other reason;
Even the afhiest and infidel are
j benefitted by the church and the
i church-going people, though he may
not r?e honest enough with himself
to admit it
Hob Ingersol, the hnich nob-d and
irtefriatipinally iinowu infidel went io
: New York City and purchased a fine
residence almost under the shadow
of one of the largest ?*protcstant
churches in the city, and it is said to
liave made the remark that he fell
rather safe in (dose contact with
these simple Christians.
But let us inquire, are there higher
motives that should prompt us to
; go lo church than the ones just rnenj
tinned'.' Yes. Early in the history
of the human family, God told His
prophets to urge the people to assemble
a: the temple for the purpose
i of hen ring the message He wished to
impart to them. Here we behold the
; faithful and loyol Jew, who. having
packed upon the buck of his camel
or faithful ass. such belongings as
wore necessary, awaiting with an
anxious heart for the man of God
. \ io de liver hi; mess:ur?- Thpso it**
' vout children of God would assemble
themselves for .vorship and for m?.
tu'ui benefit and uplift, under many
difficulties and even sacrifices, while
* we of the present age, under far
; more favorable conditions, foolishly,
lives, even wickedly, remain away
^ r from -church to our .own hurt and to
the detriment. of others.
Lister, once more, yob who carelessly
and indifferehtly remain aw*ty
{ from church, while you may reifdeh
: ! all sor!s of excuses to the a: u* $r
i consecrated church member for not
. | performing your duty, what wiil you
.j render to God whose watchful eye
is ever unon you, when you, to^eth!
cr with the whole human family,
> hear the summoning voice of the
Great God, who will bid you appear
. at the judgment bar to give an account
for the deeds done in the
Candid reader, this will 'bring your
i; nte anu mine before the eye oi the
11 Omniscient Coil, who will render to
! every man according to his work.
I NO AGREEMENT YET REACHED
, BETWEEN BOARD AND FIREMEN
"No. 1 have no statement to make
I < at this time," said Mayor W. R.
GraggJ when seen by a representative
of The Democrat Monday after- <5
. noon h'? regard to the so-called
"strike" of the local volunteer fire
>i department. However, Mayor Gragg
said that he felt that he ami the
board of aldermen had done all they
L; coi.ljj to keep the boys on t'no job.
He said the board had agreed to
['meet nil demands presented to it
. save bile?the speeding of the fire
truck on practice runs- And this,
,; it seer .. is the main bone of eon v
1 cation between the hoard and the
j firemen.
.1 Mr. Grugg said the town was
- ready to buy the oquiplr.ent deman
ded by (he firemen, including a new
, siren --larger than the one now in
.! use, and place two smaller ones in
! the eastern and western extremes of
[. the city, which, he thought, would
-laiiavwi chit purpose. ior me present.
. He- stated that the firemen were
. very mandatory in their demands:
that they wouid not go into a diss
i mission of the matter of reaching an
i agreement. "They nut it up to ns
>! to aceede to their demands or accept
; their resignations."
j; He expressed the hope that an
.; amissable settlement of the affair
: j could he reached and that the pres,
ent organization could be held intact,
i. But if not. a new company would be
?| organized at once, in order to give
11 the people of the town the proteci!
tion they are entitled to.
e i ! ?
i1 Tid: If a burglar should break inI
to the basement, would the coal
chute?
Bit: Naw, but the kindling wood.
I ture. Miss fTomming receiving it for
e, that grade.
i Two short talks were made by
j ! Rev. Yount and Rev. Moser. It Was
. decided that the next meeting wall
- bo held on the second Thursday in
:1 March and all parents are urged to
I make their plans to attend this meet
ing ?Reported.
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