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Established 1899 AM CHILD GETS LOST ON BAKER'S lOIMIK • Stati $ EXCITING EXPERILnro T l,e Decision Ihat Had Been Reach ed bv the Searchere Was That She Had Wandered to the West Side of the Moun tain and Fallen Over a Cliff. (Correspondence of The Observer.) Newton, May 24.-An exciting experience, the like of which hat often been told infic tion. occur "ed yesterday on Itaker'a Moun tain six west Newton, where Mrs. S. L». Herman's class of younK rirls of the Reformed Church bad met for a picnic. Soon after their arrivals part of the giils suggested a climb to the top of the mountain and little Gamila Rhyne, 10 years old, accompanied them. About half-wsy up it be gan to rain and the girls started to run to a farm house a few hun dred yards awav. The little girl i ran on ahead and took a path which led her in the opposite di rection from the place for which the party was headed. After the shower the girls re turned to the crowd and someone asked, "Where is Camila?' It was not until then that they dis covered that she was lost. Search ing parties were quickly formed by the men of the picnic party and farmers of the community. Men went in every direction over the mountain one man on horse back even going so far as to ride to the summit of the mountain on horseback, a feat which hereto fore has never been undertaken. Tne search continued for three and one-half hours when the sound of a horn from the camp an nounced the finding of the little girl. She had wandered on thru hard rainstorms 'until she came to the home of W. P. Robin son, three miles from, where the party was gathered. She was' drenched with rain, but Mrs. Rob inson quickly dressed her in dry ciothes and Mr. Robinson started with her in a buggy to find her friends. She did not seem to be excited in the least and told the story of her adventures as calmly as a much older person. It was nearly 4 o'clock when she was safely re turned to her friends. No dinner was 3pread during the entire day; all too much concerned about the loss of their little friend.. There was areat joy among the party when Mr. Robinson appeared on the scene with the little girl in his buggy. The decision that had been reached by the searchers was that she had wandered to the west side of the mountain and fallen over a cliff. Mauney-Campbell. A wedding which came as a surprise to her many friends here was that of Mis 3 Florence Camp bell, daughter of Mr. S. D. Campbell of this city, to Mr. Carl Mauney, of Cherryville, which took place at the Lutheran Parsonage in Newton on last Wednesday, Rev. B. L. Stroup officiating. "liss Campbell is a beautiful a "d accomplished young lady, a is very popular with her any fronds. Mr. Mauney is a ormer student of Lenoir college * wag here attending com encement when he and Miss ampbeli renewed their affection 01 former years and plighted ® lr troth for life. T he Democrat extends con th; L ons an( * best wishes to 18 ha PPy young couple. Beam Dies of Wound. IJ?' ® eam ' Polisher of the in u Unty Timeß . was shot t ,! a L ckon the morning of t>rof n, t LeW ' S Le ®» P r °P rie * Li., i * Lee ? J inting Co ,at Cr Bea ni died Satur lirLi u &t . 10 °' c,ock at the operat? ? ltal blowing •an to n on a ? d the body w*s taken for burial. It is to hi, W ? reno tragedy. ; I IHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Concerning our County Superin- tendent. It in undoubtedly a fact that ; Übary" Tg, comp inty superinten ueut, is fro most important in the county. No intelligent person doubta this. Especially is it im portant just now. It isay not have dawned upon the average intellect that we are facing the most trying period since we struggled oat from the horrors of Reconstruction, so far as edu cation is concerned. We have fought a good fight. The six months school term' and the com pulsory attendance law will be realities next year. Do matters stop here?" By i»o means. To carry out these measures, we must have a superintendent possessed. of certain traits character, energy, ability, cul ture* tact, unfailing courtesy, above all, wide and long-eontinu ed experience, with the ripenec judgment that can only come with mature years. No one who knows our present superintendent can doubt that he possesses these qualities in a high degree. Drive over th*- county and see the pretty comfortable schoolhouses recent ly erected, attend the meetings of the teachers' association, listen to the discussions, note the personelle of the crowd gather ed, examine the papers of the rural 'school gradustes, become somewhat conversant with edu cational matters in the county and the wonderful improvement in the past four years; then ex press your sentiments. He would have been held an insane captain, who, in the years be fore Hell Gate was blown up, would have entered that fear ful passage, having rejected the services ot a skilled and comp° tent pilot, to accept those of au apprentic, however promising, with no matter how mapy bril liant, but utterly untried ami impractical theories of naviga-l tion. -* • ' We are not diealing now with educational miracles on Wolf Creek and Fisher's River, Vir ginia. £The writer was born in -that section and has some prac tical knowledge thereof) but with stern realities in Catawba County. Being now considered the leading county in education al progress in the Old North State,"-let us not throw away what "we have gained. A friend to Catawba County. Sallie Floyd Watson. * t ' ' . . , Books to Library. Rev. F. A. Bishop, a life long friend of Trinity College and a member of the board of trustees since 1893, died last year and bequeathed his books to the Trinity College Library. The Books have been received at the library during the past week and constitute a valuable and highly appreciated gift. Many years ago the late R, T. Gray, Esq., of Raleigh; establish ed the Wiley Gray medal in memorial honor of a brother from whom the medal takes its name. The medal is awarded each year at commencement to the member of the graduating class who makes tht best speech in the contest held on Tuesday night, composition and declaim ing entering equally into the de cision. The contest is open to all men in the class but from a preliminary contest four art chosen to take part in the senior speaking at commencement. Mrs. R. T. Gray has informed President Few that she will con tinue to make permanent this medal, which was already per haps the most coveted honor open to Trinity undergraduates. It will henceforth get added worth from the memories of Mr Gray and the graciousness of Mrs. Gray . :v . Dies Shouting. S. C. f May 25.—After shouting .for about five minutes this afternoon daring services at an "Holli ness" church near Paris" mountain, Mi*. Milliion Bryant, a white woman | about *5 years of age fell to the floor is ft iwqw tad died, HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. MAY 29, 1913 AUTOMOBILE PLUNGED INTO A DITCH; TWO KILLED ONE DANGEROUSLY HURT W. M. Arnheim, Prominent Business Man, and Mrs. Edna Morris, both of Tarboro, Met Death in Serious Accident. Tarborc, N. C., May 25. W. M Arnheim, a prominent busi ness man of this place, and Mrs. Edna Morris,- socially well known here, were killed and Mrs. Arnheim dangerously hurt this evening about 7 o'clock near iTarboro when an automobile in ; which a party consisting of Mr. i nnJ Mrs Arnheim, Mr. and Mrs. Morris and a Mr. Mathews were riding, plunged into a ditch half filled with water. Mrs. Morris was dead when taken from ui der the car and it is believed that she drowned. Mr. Arnheim lived for almost an hour. Mrs, Arnheim was thrown from the car when it plunged into the ditch and in some *nan ner received a terrific blow on the head while several teeth were knocked out. Mr. Math ews and Mr. Morris jumped and saved themselves. It is said that the party was proceeding down along the road when Mr. Arn heim, who was driving, was asked by his wife to turn and take another route to town. t Mr. Arnheim turned the car when suddenly it shot forward and with terrific speed . plunged into a ditch along the side of the road. The generally theory of the accident is that Mr. Arnheim, as he turned the car toward the other road in tended to apply the brakes but that his foot struck the accelera tor instead. Presbyterian Church Notes. Rev. J. G. Garth, with Mrs. I Garth and Charlotte, their little 'daughter, left on Wednesday w for Union City.Tenn., theiroldhome and present home of • their parents. They expect to spend Thursday at the Reunion at Chat tanooga, reaching their Anal des tination on Friday about noon. Next Sunday night Dr. Mur phy will unite his service with ours and will preach at the Pres byterian church. There will be no morning service. The Ladies Missionary Society will meet at the place and hour Monday afternoon. Miss Isabel Arnold is expect ed to be here about June 18 to 20 to conduct a missionary insti tute for Catawba county. On June 8, next Sunday week, Rev. D. M. Litaker, pastor of the Methodist church, will preach at the Presbyterian church at night. The pastor, Rev. J. G. Garth wishes to urge his congregation to aid in making two union services for both Sunday, June 1 and 8. on the first with the Reformed congregation, on the Bth with the Methodists. The Girl Worth WhUe. A Scotchman, wishing to know his fate at once, telegraphed a proposal of marriage to the lady of his choice. After passing the entire day at the telegraph office he was finally rewarded late in the evening by an affirmative answer. "If I were you," suggested the operator, when he delivered the message, "I'd think twice before I'd marry a girl that kept me waiting all day for my answer." "Na, na," reported the Scot. ' The lass who waits forthenight f-ates is the lass for me,"—New York Globe, Meets Peculiar Death. Raleigh. —While looking from be hind the wall surrounding the target pit at the close of the Third regiment shoot, Lewis White, a well-known Ral eigh boy, was shot through the head by a stray bullet and instantly killed. It was the first accident in the ten years' rifl£ contests at which ISO Third regiment men contest. ' White was 18 years old, NEW FURNITLRE STORE. J. S. Jones Furniture Company Now Occupying the Old Gem Theatre Building. ihe J. S. Jones Furniture Company is the style of the firm now occupying the old Gem theatre building on Fast Main street. The interior of the s ore room has been remodeled and fitted up and presents quite an attractive ap pearance* The above named firm pro poses to handle a full line of first-class furniture, either for sale v exchange, i and owing to the delay in shipping will not be able to open until the latter part of the week. We predict for this enterprising firm a liberal share of patronage. Information Relative to Filling of Fourth-Class Postoffices. By CLYDE H. TAVENNER. (Special to The Democrat.) Washington, May 26. —The mail of nearly every member of Con gress is clogged with requesttfor information relative to the filing of fourlh-class postoffices. Here is the information most sought: Q. What WBS the Taft order pertaining to 4th clasa postmast ers? A. It was an executivetpr der made on Oct. 15,1912, placing all fourth-class postmasters under Civil Service without an examin ation. Q. What was the effect of this order? A. It meant each 4th Class Postmaster in the U. S. then in office would hold the office in definitely regardless of his fitness or qualifications, vacancies of course to be filled based on a com petitive examination. Q. Wherein was this order un fair? A. It put postmasters un der Civil Service who had received their appointment by virtue of political considerations and took no account of merit whatsoever. Q. What is the "Wilson Way?"* .A. President Wilson, on May 7, 1 1913, issued an executive order,' amending the Taft order, which provides that in all 4th class post offices where the compensation is SIBO per year or over, there shall be held an open competitive ex amination by the Civil Servhe Commission, the result of which shall be certified by the Commis sion to the Postmaster General. The Postmaster General shall ap point one of the three receiving the highest rating. Q. How are they appointed when the compensation is under $180? A. By the Postmaster General based upon a report made by a post office insDector. Q. Who holds these examina tions? A. Local examining boards are appointed by the Civil Service Commission to conduct the exam ination. Q. When will these examina tions be held? A. It is impossible , to tell at this time; but they will be held as soon as the Depart ment can take care of the work, and as the needs of the service re quire. Q. Where are examinations held? A. At the most convenient point. Q. How does one make applica tion for examination? A. After an examination is announced the applicant secures, upon request, at the local post office, form 1753, which is the proper blank to be filled out and which contains full information pertaining to the ex amination, Q. What is the nature of the examination? A. It covers ele mentary arithmetic, penmanship, letter writing, copying tests, to gether with statement as to fac ilities for transacting the business of the office. Q. How can one get more com plete information pertaining to this matter? A. By writing to the "Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C.," asking for copies of form 1752 and 1759, which con tain instruction? to applicants and rules and regulations governing appointments, or by writing your Member of Congress. As a result of a gasoline war in Char lotte between the Standard Oil Co's local branch and the McManaway Gar ape, gasoline is selling in Charlotte at 18 cents a gallon. -The Standard Oil Company cut ii first from 27 to 18 1-2 cents, and then McManaway cut it down to 18 ctnts. 'EM-IK RIDGE I LINK IS M ASSURED Gap of Central Highway to be Com pleted, Is Statement of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt in Washington. The sand-clav road connecting Hickory and Newton has beer completed and it is said to be onr of the best roads to be found in Western North Carolina. The first great step made by Catawba county in the improvement ot her roads was when Newton township took the lead by voting bonds, and was soon followed by Hickory township. With the funds on hand these township* will build several roads leading out into the principal parts of the townsihps. - ' Washington, D. C., May 23. That the Central Highw iy from Hickory, to the top of the Blue. Ridge is assured is the statement of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, who has been in Washington since Thursday meeting with the edu cational committee of the Nation al Drainage Congress. , riis" ac count of the progress of road building in North Carolina is en tirely optimistic. Nebo, Marion and Old Fort townships in McDowell county have recently passed bond issue for roads; Madison has" passe 1 $300,000 worth of bonds. Burk i county has completed its share of the Central Highway, with the exception of a short strip on each side of Morganton. And since the good roads bill passed the last legislature, Dr. Pratt says that there have been twenty eight applications from counties wishing to take advantage of its provisions.—Raleigh News & Ob server. Alhance Between Britain and Japan. London,. May 23. —Tne power ful English organs just appear to be awakenirg to the possibili ties of the alliance between Great Britain,ai.o Japan and the sentiment wnicn the British colonies would hold in- event cf war between Japan and the United States. "The prospect of a war in which Great Britain would be fighting for a principle that is an anathema to her own domin ions," says The London Specta tor, "is causing mucn anxiety throughout the British Empire/' Although it believes the possi bility of war between Japan and the United States to be vague, The Spectator£says: "We doubt whether the Em pire could survive such an out rage to the feelings of a large and important part of its white population/' The Saturday Review urged Great Britain to stand by alliance with Japan, "because America is working for supremacy in the Pacific, on lines that are un friendly both to Great Britain and Japan." Fly Poison. Here is a simple mixture that will kill flies, and as it seems to have an attraction for them, it is most effective for keeping your premises rid of the nasty little pests. Take one pint of milk and water in equal parts. Add two' teaspoonfuls of formalin. Pour this mixture into plates or any shallow vessels with two or three smail crusts ot' bread in each ves sel. The crusts of bread furnish lighting and feeding places for the flies,, as the bread absorbs the poison and adds to its efficiency. It is a good plan to place the ves sels around the stables and on the back porch just outside the kitchen door, being careful to see that no other food is there» for the flies to get. As is well known when a meal is in preparation, flies will be attracced from quite a distance by the odors of the cooking, and will swarm on the kitchen doors and windows. seek ing to get inside. Have the milk and formalin mixture ready for them, and they will not live long to bother you .with their unwel come and dangerous attentions. Democrat and Press, Consolidated )905 Baraca Class Notes First Baptist Church :: By Cltss Reporter These are lively times witb the Baraca boys, 'round at the First Baptist church, since the contest between the Philathea and Baraca classes to see who can secure the largest number of new members. Last Sunday the race was Tunning close* and it will be watched with great interest by the entire Sundav School. Our teacher, J. R, Hosley, is so enthused in the Baraca work now, that he took Sunday off and went up to Asheville to visit the Baraca class of the first Baptist church of that citv. It will be remembered that our present Governor, Locke Craig, was the teacher of that class be fore he went to Raleigh. Brother Hosley stated that he was more than pleased with his visit, and will tell the boys about it next Sunday. Special attention- is called to the fact that our regular month ly business meeting will be held on tomorrow night, Friday, May 30th, instead of June 6th as stat ed heretofore. The change in date is made owing to the fact that a reception will be tendered the pastor and family on June 6th by the entire church. Every member is urged to attend this business meeting as very impor tant business will be passed upon Refreshments will be served, too! Boys, let everyone of you come out next Sunday and fill the room to overflowing, because Mr. J. D. Elliott, Supt. of Sunday School will conduct the lesson and make a talk to the class. And we are sure everyone of vou will enjoy this visit from the superinten dent. . _____ ' Jumped the Apia. Rocky Mount, May 23.—The A. C. L. northbound passenger train from Jacksonville to New York, performed an unusual feat with its engine. The engine to the train, No. 82, derailed at Beard and ran 2.400 feet on the crossties before breaks could be applied and jumped back on the track.. The train was in charge of Conductor McGee and Engi neer Johnson, one of the oldest crews in the service. The de railment delayed traffic for 35 minutes. Nobody was hurt. Also Some Riding; This A promising young lawyer of this city, who claims High Point as hi 3 home, relates a thrilling experience which he had some time ago on a fast train between Greensboro and Mt. -Airy. He asserted that the train was run ning so fast that the trucks^be neath the coach which he occu pied were at times three feet in the air, falling back into position again without the wheels missing the rails, and that men, women and children were frantic in their efforts to reach the bell-rope, that the engineer might put on slow speed. .v r J (We don't doubt the truthful ness of this story, coming from' the source it did, but this must have been some Royal riding. New Trains on Southern. Salisbury, May 24—Special. Effective today four new trains were operated on the main line of the Southern north of this city and two running South to Atlanta. The first to leave Salis bury was No. 14 which was made up here leaving at 11:20 a. m. for Richmond relieving No. 36 as far as Danville where it will await the arrival each day of No. 36 bringing coaches from Atlanta and the West. to Salisbury from Richmond *the train will be known as No. 13 reaching here just ahead of No. 35 daily. In addition to these two trains Nos. 37 and 38, the finest trains in the South, are being operated in two sections. Governor Craig has offered, a reward of SIOO for the capture of Eugene Wall, who is wanted in Anson county for the murder of Ambrose Hoyle. The Anson au thorities have also offered a re ward Of #IOO. I Should Have a More Modern System of Collecting Taxes. I Lenoir News. Many of the county papers in ail parts of the State are advert ising long lists of delinquent tax payers, which does not speak well for the people in these times of prosperity. Most persons just • naturally do not want to part with their money for taxes until they are absolutely compelled. Nearly alf persons engaged in any kind of business are using every dollar they can command in their busi ness, and to those who have idle money our antiquated system of collecting taxes offers no induce ment for them to pay taxes until the very last minute permitted by law. Most modern communities and States offer a discount of about one per cent per month for the payment of taxes just as soon as the books are made out. {Then those who pay say during the first month after the the books are ready get 2 per cent discount, those who pay the second month get one per cent off, those who pay the third month get their re ceipts at face value and those pay the fourth month pay one per cent interest additional and so on to the end of the sixth month, when property is advertized if the taxes are not paid. The sher-, iff or tax collector is not required to go out in county or district to collect the taxes but the taxpayer must take or send his money to the office. We think this method a vast improvement over the pre sent system used in this part of the country and would work a big saving in many ways, To His Mother. Secretary of the Navy Daniels celebrated his birthday at his old home in Washington, N. C., last week and the speech he made there was a gem. The tribute he paid to his moth er came from the heart of a good man. All that he is; all that he has done; all that he hopes to do; his ambitions; hia ideals; his faith in God; his sense of duly to hia fellowman —he attributes every thing to the woman whom he ten derly remembers as mother. How many thousand men the world over, feeling the same way, will understand the senti ment inspiring this beautiful trib ute: "All that I am, if there is any worth in me, I owe to my moth er. All that any man ever has been or ever will be is due to hia mother. It is she that made him, she fixed his character, fixed his soul, shaped his career. No good man, no great man, was ever reared by a weak or vicious moth er. * * * Whenever a big task looms up before me, whenever a mountain of adversity towers ahead of me, whenever the sky seems darkest and stormiest, 1 recall the placid face of my cour ageous widowed mother, I go back again to the days of child hood; I feel the glow of her ra diant countenance. the courage of her calm, steady eyes, the fire of her dauntless soul. She still lives, thank God, and is here with us today, as when I was a bare foot boy, and guides my life new as then. It will ever be so; it is so with all men. * * * All that I have done in life, except my mis takes, should be credited to my mother. My weekly newspaper in Wilson, my daily newspaper in Raleigh, my work in state and national politics, my present offi cial promotion, offering opportun ities for large service, all is hers and I only the instrument All my power has come from her and everything I have tried to do of value that has met with yoiir ap- % proval are tributes to the brave, noble, unselfish, heroic woman who took Christ for her master and in poverty and travail taught her boys to follow the flag of duty and never to stnke their col ors."-—Charlotte News. Finishes Examination. Salisbury, May 24.—A United States Government building ex pert today completed an exten sive examination of the new court house in Salisbury and early in the week will file a complete re port or his findings. The report will end a controversy arising over the condemnation of the building in course of erection as found by the grand jury two weeks ago. The Government report will be published,
Hickory Democrat (Hickory, N.C.)
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