ACCOM PUSH ED LITTLE
ELSE THAN PASSAGE
; OF LOCAL BILLS
legislature Devoid of -Fruitful Re
sults as Regards Measures
of State" Wide Import.
'Special to The Pkogkess
$300,000 TIMBER DEAL
The Famous Murchison Boundary
n Yancey County Passes. Into a
Hands of Pennsylvania Men.:
Asheville, March 3. The famous
LAUGHR1DGE-BR0WN
Mr, Claud E. Laughridge and Miss
Katherine Brown Married at
Linville Fall's, Tuesday.
At the home of Mr. J. W.
ACCIDENT AT GREENLEE
Ed Lavender Jumps from Moving
: -l Train and Is Badly Injured.
Ed Lavender, a passenger on
train No. 21 last Wednesday after
noon and holding a ticket' from
Murchison boundary of 12,000 Brown at Linville Falls station,
acres of timber lands in Yancey on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Marion to Greenlee, leaped from
Rftlftiah, Mar. 8. It was aimed pouqty was sold today by the Mur- his daughter Miss Katherine M. the rear end of the train about 200
to adjourn sine die' at 11:30 a. m I chison Lumber Company, Lewis Brown, was married to Mr. Claude yards beforo it reached the passcn-
this morainff;' The legislature I of arr Joseph Keys, et als, to Wrd E. Laughridge of Marion. Cer station at Greenlee, The cause
1911 will be noted in the records F- Brown, of r Punxutawhey, Pa., It was a quiet home wedding; of , the rash deed is unknown,, but
-as a- basv one but decidedly "fruit- for $300,000.. i only a few of the closest friends of & supposed that he became , ex-
Wof rosnlta as regards measures - Ijess than a .vear aS the Mur- the bride and groom being present ctcd & losing control of himself,
of state wide import put upon.the chison heirs, of . Wilmington, sold ' Immediately after the ceremony temporarily, took the .leap. He
Statute books. . - tbe PrPert to Carr and associates Mr. and Mrs Laughridge took the uPn the tracks and was badly
1 weJfop200f0W.- His arm was broken
owe mo uigucan rcwru lonaa WDGre tney Will Spend a I aw u .-mo ciuuw ana OL3 scaip
here for timber lands. Included few. days, after which they will lacerated. He was taken to Old
is the northeastern; slope of Mt return to Bostic, N. C. where they Frt and attended by the company
Mitchell, the boundary passing will make their home. physician, Dr. Mcintosh. Ho was
near the . Elisha Mitchell tomb. Miss Brown is from one of the employed at a sawmill and is
building to afford relief from the
congestion of the state official for
ces and adequate protection for its
records; the wiping: out of ni-beer
t w ft - IUa vmattim nn rr e O Y - aero . I
i. t Tne Passiug of this boundary into best homes in the North Cove sec- married man having two children.
NEWS OF THE STATE
Happening! of General Interest
Condensed for Busy Readers. "
Forest Ores in the vicinity of
New Berne last week resulted in
great damage to timber.
The head camp of Jurisdiction
20n .Woodmen of the World.
comprising the State of North
Carolina, meets in Greensboro,
March 14 and 15.
James IL Ramser has been re
appointed postmaster at Salisbury,
thus bringing to, a termination a
contest that has been on for more
than a year. The appointment is
mado out of compliment to Senator
Overman.
Tho Treasury Department has
accepted the offer of a situ for tha
public building at Wilkrsboro,
The site is on corner Miin and
Church struts, is 120x130 and the
pneo ts 52,000. - -
Official announcement is mada
by Congressman J. M. Godger, jr..
hflnrfc ff rrtTa trro cfr ronrrt Kane ttiA I S r.-. ..1 t I f ?A So ATtyrlft? tr tnjrvnm
ZZZ that the4 Black MounUin she is known. She was dressed in
Wrt W tth nd to mv Mr. I!,,r0ad now.undwMnrtracUonin aijray go.ng away suit. Complimentary to Mr. Davh.
. E mi I V n a A. . II I ZMAA. WW "W 1 '
xu iuy, win u ouui to ir. iugnridKe is a son of The , farewell party ' given J. that Mr. Owen Gudtfer, democratic
w Ufn ft cf.f i;.rV,t?r,r v. m..Ci.uu. uauwKu ui inv;- Kooert Uavis hr his Sundav school I-"4.4 v
x KJ' KJ' uoweil county, .b'or two years bo class Tucsdar evening at thii homo 9uwlcl' aun? t cam
?u"uu ,a,auu The Murchisons purchased this has been in theemnlov of thaCl a L f. q . : "J Pa,CT appointed his pnraU
legislature chambers are matters or . -, . 1QY7 , oo . u : " . chji secretary.
uia"loIoul lanrl in 1R77 fnr Ipcc than QK HAH LCV O T?ol T?or1 W U AUf . , - .
some moment each in its special v" I , , r oy a largo crowa or young people
' - i i mp.rif in inn rnnn mCTr'o rkinro ur i.r &i . t r t t
"way.
. The attempts to get the Torrens
land 'title system established; to
liave a State wide primary law, to
3ave in force a ' bitinsr" anti-trust
law; to have a state game and fish
commission; to tax dogs and raise
the license tax on lawyers were
miforihly abortiyeT" 7 7 4
A close study of the procedure
from day to day would cause the
For State Street Improvement.
Contributed.
The chaingang force will move
next week to the new road to be
Sugar Hill News.
office at 0f the town. Mr. Davis has been
"RfMftt?l TTa ? n rnnnrf man rf I i m r .
Kit!nAn u:i:: I V r . 1 rum, iUr. 6,-IWr rem. X
auiimv auu unaiuauu ttunlcr s jfnarmacy several years. I datq txtl cwi ihU wtvk. ou fjw
gooa wnerever he has worked. He Ho leaves in a few days to take vd to th bm Wrtoa.
has most friends in Marion where Uhnrtm nf thn' nrtffin pu.;. n b cxxul ih ri w Jcmlm
opened through the property of he is known best. whieh h mirrh r.
.u .?Uu..u..uk viU- xvev. rxiwara iong 01 tno uap- Reo. The now concern will bo
pany, connecting the old Dysarts- tist Church, of Marion performed known as the Davis Pharmacy and
yiiie ruau witu ouii vreei, uuu ine me ceremony. . , Sc .itnated in thn tionrt nf fn tntrn
roaa w ine. .-cbu. aepoi;. .xnis Mr. Lauchndce was accomoan- hn imnt of tti.mAit.
is an improvement that has been ied to his wedding by his . father.
needed for some time, . and now
student to almost conclude . that that the chaingang is in that sec-
lihere was a gentlemen s agre- tion of town, it might be well for
taent? in force in the Senate among Us to call the attention of the city
; group sufficiently active and alert council to the fact "that there is
to so control affairs as to keep such ibme work which was started on
natters as were apparently de- Gfotft strftP.t tno . vAArs ncm hnt
Sheriff Laughridge; his sister. Miss
Lela Laughridge, V., Lester Mor-
ris, James, w. Urawford, of Mar-
ianna hotel which .was completed
last year.
Mr. Davis has made many friends
while in tho town who regret very
4nanded by the people-at-large from
becoming laws. : i
However, the laborers were vot-
d an extra 50 cents per diem. So
tlso the pages, and yet further,
Vashington time is standard and
legal now in this state. -
The closing hours were enliven
ed by gift-making, self felicitation,
-singing, etc;
Han kins School Closing'
.V
never finished, and has been allow
ed to wash away until the street
is now in very bad condition; The
street committee and the commis
sioners should give .this matter at
tention and not let go to waste the
work and improvement that has
already been done on this street.
There is a large f investment of
money in the' cotton mill plant and
in addition a ; iarKe number of
dwelling, houses. A number of
our own citizens have their money
invested there and this company is
a ; very large taxpayer. ; Ih , fact
the cotton mill section is a large
ion, and Mr. J. R. Honeycutt, of much toscohimlcavo but wish him
BOStlC. I
sonvilla Hntlir- i
wwuunujuui.u, 4Mr- Uavi3 and mother and aunt
Hankins March 7.tast .Friday was
the last day of Hankins graded school
ind on Saturday evening - the school
gave -a free entertainment -which was
nnA nf rrridftst and most interesting
entertainments ,we evet witnessed here, and important part of 'our. . town
A large aadionce filled the house and and the town officials ought to CO;
& pleading program was rendered. Good operate with the townshi p ' road
and build a good
The February term of McDowell arrived last week and aro domiciled
Superior court adjourned last Fri- in the Greenlco dwelling on Garden
Uv 1 nftarnnon.' A Rtjiterl lt street. We welcome them to tho
week, in the case of State vs Vance c,ty
McCurry the jury returned a - ver
dict of guilty of manslaughter.
The court sentenced McCurry to
six months on the chaingang. who has been attending the Normal
roe case or Mcuurry is a most irainiog uourse at neoo, has re-
pathetic one. Fifteen years ago turned to her homo near Bridge-
he received a blow on the head, water.
which fractured his skull, twenty- Miss Nannie McCalL spent. Sat
two pieces of the skull being re- urday and Sunday in Bridgowater
moved in addition to part -of the as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M.F.
brain. 1? Since that time he has been Aat
snbiect to enilentic fits! which comol Mr. and Sirs. D. F.- Giles, twho
t . .
on at Intervals of from two weets "re ocen conaueuDS me ?orau
r xtriaArTiAa wAm made Av. th6 little folks.
V wrwwk'JMw- w w - - if t - ; '
" followed hy songs, . dialogues, etc. ; by
the fifth and 'rixth grades, TOelclosing
" dumber on the program ,4Jbhn Brown's
Indians' .by the. third grade. ?boys ; and
lect,by Miss Jennie' Hunter; Was indeed
: a feature of the entertainment.
commissioners
street from the town to the cotton
mill. :":;'v;:T . '.'''l:
ti'
'Prof. Zi C.T Camp tendered thanks to
Lumber Outlook.
While it can be said that the
lumber industry in western1 North
Carolina has not been featured by
any great activity during the1 last
both pupils, and patrons for their efforts
in making the school a'success, and was
followad by SuptD. F. Giles, who made
f ; & short but interesting talk in behalf two years, there are signs ; that it
,of education. Hon. W. T. morgan was - to takft on nftw Hfo: The
local correspondent of The , Manul
:t)f education and a higher . standard of
: citizenship. ' ,
, T. C. Morgan is in Morganton on -a
business trip. ' i ut '
. Mrs? Bertha Larmon, ho; has been
111 for two weeks, is improving slowly.
J. H. Epley tells us that he drove out
f acturers'. Record has read ' the
horizon, and he "can see no ground
for a continuance of existing con
ditions. r This of course will cause
great satisfaction, not only in lum
ber circles , but throughout the
to Marion last Friday and instead of western section of .the State. It
having to put his shoulder to the load is a generally accepwsu lauu tuw
to help the team, he rode all the way.
;He went the new road
Quarterly Meeting will be ; held : next
; Saturday and Sunday at the Methodist
church. - Come all who will. ,
' . Hustler.
when the lumber interests of this
section "are "on the boom" all other
lines of industry prosper and the
funds turned loose through lumber
rrhannels reach every avenue of
trade. Asheville Citizen.
Upoa a rycaxact lo;
We taw not tb luus4 lLat rati hlia.
Nor th chjLrfot, for L tc. i
It waj a fo&jrjr faoraio "
ThMgr1p1Ujc! h!n,low; .
JVe hop b U In twaira,
And not down belir.
We tbousat It wj Ugrir
That ntadd h!a jrtt tlow;
Ii wu Death's grip. ' - .
YTbo had ceo tor hits to gtx -Tbe
ndhborfcood doctcn.
Which laclodr both trzta.
Couldn't rIto hia nw?ilciiu?
Tar th Imlh of Lis
IU not y ranch aboct tin,
Kor anything rrry niu:y
' Well rtxsrabtr hlta la crzr rmjen
Aj ofta &j In csg.
bo much far Li a. Now I wi3 istro
dace tajflf. WelU Tn jzjt plih
"Or" or "Si" and car srriA?n. ft rv.
Ncbo N CWSt I clone, . If any ozt vtsU to kxcw xay
Ncbo, Mar. 7.-Miss OarrieTate, sr. iwm
, . ,i icxi iccxa, icca vscy can rasaf a; zziz.
Newt ii tcmroQ bcctsji ' cost , T'rry
bodx L on tbe riclc litt.
Mrt. J. r. Jon4 of MmHon U vliiUr
her parrata, Hr. as I Mr J. C. Crw
ford, who hare bea oos f.r.ed to their
roots for totae Utar """""
Miss LUtia Wllioa U rcdir: the
wek t the hosao of .T. W. Wllca at
Nealrrilla,
,G-,R. MorrU cf Newport Newi, Va.,
to one-'mdnth.' 'He is- a married
man and has five children; His
family are entirely dependent upon
him for support. -' The jury found
him technically guilty and ? could
not do otherwise than' return &
verdict of "guilty of manslaugh-
Recommendations were passed
Saturday by the Marion bar, com
mending Judge Lane for bis ex
cellent work as presiding judge.
Solicitor Johnston also : acquitted
himself well as a prosecuting offi
cer. "."
Concert at Glenwood.
" The3rass Band and Orchestra
of Round Hill Academy, under tho
leadership of Professor W. B.
Blanton, will render a musical pro
gram at the Glenwood School build-
mir on March lo. Also somo
quartets, ductsand solos by local
talent. Admission, fifteen, cents
for children and twenty-five cents
for adults. The proceeds will, bo
divided between tho band and the
two churches at Glenwood.
home in Marion.
i Misses Mary 'Greenlee, Vera
Corpening, Donnio t McGimscyt
Pearl Beck, Ethel Wilson, Fay
Conley and Lula Kincald-spent
baturday with home folks.
Miss Madge Brown has gone to
her. home in North .Cove to attend
the wedding of her sister, fKatho-
nno, to Claud Laughndre
Mrs, W. M. Goodson of Marion
was the guest of-Mrs, G. A blas
ters, Friday. . , ,
Misses Lillian Lonon, Bstclle,
Vallie and Essie Wilson were shop
ping in Marion, Saturday.
Several Marion bova spent Sun
day with friends in Ncbo.
Prof. James McCall is a frequent
visitor in ricbo here of late
-S. E.-Wbittca mado a business
trip to Nebo, Friday. -
- Tho now depot is now completed
ana anas mucn to mo appearance
of the town.
Miss Lou Giles visited friends
and relatives at Linville, Saturday
and Sunday.
US AM CO.
aa4 taother. lira. Leo HorrU. of Uclca
llilla, were tttt plMuaat viiiiort latt
TtT?J. n. Wociici: failAl to 11 hU
apxcictcmt at PW&at Qrore the fLrrt
8 an da j oa eocoaat of tickswrju
f I
Tbe article on the seventh paa
of this issue telling how to treat
tho San Jos will bo of Interest to
formers and fruit growers. Tbo
who saccced in the fruit growing
business must study ths usst
methods of ' combating d
common to trees. -
Experts from Holland are intro
ducing the diamond cutting and
polishing business in New York.
This may make the gems a bit
cheaper. Americans buy every
year in Amsterdam alon $lX,
000 in polished diamonds au-J only
$500,000 in rough fcloqe.
Liberty is not the rihl to Jo as
wo please but t!ie riht to do
right.