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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL CXDUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED, 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
VOL. XVI NO. 3
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EDUCATIONAL MATTERS. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
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Schedul for Home Study Prepared Sunday School Association Will
for Children Two Clubs Perfect Organization in Mc-
Organized, Etc. Dowell October 12-13.
note :-This column contain each week xhe County Sunday School As-
the news of school as reported by the pupils and . . ... ...
teachers, and any announcements that the school SOCiatlOIl Which Will perfect a per
authorlttes may have to make from time to. time, manent Organization in McDo well
E1T? 3 . . - county on October 12th and 13tb
"Home Study" was the most in- whfin tl,ftTntarJnminf5m,al rnn.
teresting and the most important vention will be held, is a part of
topic discussed at the teachers' one of he lftrgest organizations in
meeting tnis weeK. was agreea th ftrW :c nf ft
that the most difficult problem the -on in itself, but it
teacner nas to soive is now to usacn
is a part of a system of associations.
r isenind the Uounty organization is
his parents or some one else for thft Stfttft ;Atinn nnA yK,nA
help in the preparation of his les- the gtato ig theInter.
sods. u,0 iui uvixm a,uUj national association, which com
was prepare lur uiiureu ux prises Canada, United States and
eacb graae, snowing now mucn Mexic0t.aild behind the Interna
time each subject studied should ti . th jyrpflt Jjj,,. onndav
receive at home. This schedule School Association, which embraces
wm oe suomnwu tu u, rcuun al, the countries where theSundav
COUNTY FAIR NOTES'
COURT IN SESSION
September Term Began Monday
With Judge Long Presiding
Many Small Cases.
The September term of Mc-
J. Q. Gilkey Named Chief Marshal
His Assistants, Other Ap
- pointments, Etc.
The three daily programs for the
Fair are fast materializing. Ex- Dowell Superior .Court convened i
hibitors from every part of the Monday morning with Judge B. F.
county have signified their inten- Long presiding. His charge to the
tions to enter many exhibits in the grand jury was a very practical
different departments, and now the one. T. B. Led better is foreman
Fair promises to be successful inlof the grand jury and Dave Jimcr-
every particular. The Fair of- son officer.
ficials have appointe4 J. P.Ray Quite a number of small criminal
to have charge of the Agricultural cases have already been disposed
building1, and any exhibitors may of and the docket is being cleared
confer with him as to space for as fast as possible. A large nurn-
placing their exhibits or for any ber of cases have been ordered
other information desired. aliks and nol pros as to others.
H. A. Tate has been appointed Thore are no cases of more than
overseer 'of the live stock and ordinary interest, most of them
poultry exhibits, and all those who being for larceny, affray, retailiog.
expect to enter this can get any etc. The docket contains one mur-
CHARMING SOCIAL AFFAIR
Mrs. Ashworth Entertains Mir
riage of Miss Crawford
Announced.
One of the handsomest of recent
social functions was gitea oa Tues
day afternoon last by Mrs. B. I
Ash worth at her attractive borsa
on Main street. Though the In
vitations said "42 at Four O'clock,11
it was also a delightful surprise to
the guests in the announcement of
the coming marriage of Miss Laura
Crawford, one of Marion's fairest
daughters.
The guests were greeted by Mrs,
Ash worth and Miss Crawford, who
presented them to Mrs. W. C.
McCdJl at a tempting lunch bowl
which was hidden in exquisite full
bloom oink roses Miss Ellea
Crawford welcomed the ladies as
they entered tho drawing room
lichtrd by candles shaded in pink.
casting a soft rosy light over the
happy assemblage- The spacious
f
information thev desire from Mr. dcr case Charles Ivtle. colored.
and tbey will be requested see s h , f t , Thus Tate or the Sccretarv of the Fair for tho murder of Mack McKin-
that their children study according the County Association is a part Association. As yet, the officials ney, colored: at Old Fort. This
to the schedule, and that they do whole, and has the benefit of have aDDointed no overseers for case was taken un vestcrdav.
not receive any help at home. tbo WQrk of &n the other the three other exhibit rooms, but The civil docket, which is a hall and library were Uighted liko-
Tbis will enable the teacner to as- ti behind it. their names will no doubt be an- heavy one, will probably be taken wise in shaded candlei
sign lessons intelligently, and to The purpose of the County Or- nounced in a very short time, up tho latter part of the week. Dainty beart-hapci score cards
know accurately what progrethe -.at.n . to neft a deener J. Q. Gilkey of Marion has been There is a cood court crowd here J were rassed by Miss Ethel Craw.
child is making. . It will also do hnterest and broader view of the appointed Chief Marshal and is most of them being here on some ford and at eight table began the
away with keeping in after Organized Suuday School move- making plans to have the uniforms business or other connected with popular, fascinating game
school, a Practice aeirimeniiai xo t th h f ;ntPPJ and regalias ready for those whom court. Mrs. James Morris bavins: the
the health of both teacher and pu- denominational co-operation in the he has appointed as assistants. The A complete record of the week's highest score was the recipient of
Pll, but absolutely necessary under ' tn.Mn c;of;r,c marchnls will havft rhanrft of the nrordinc will anwar in TiirJaDnamePIDkWUQDC?aP
i xui uiuwuu ui iiu t iuui uoouviu biuuo i - - r - - i i-- - r- - - t
the present system ot hapnazzaru in each township of the county. parades.Frid ay and Saturday. Both Pkooress next week.
nome stuay, suppiementea Dy pro- The township association is the link of these promise to be very mter
miscuous help. tuat. rnrnniAtpc tha ohnin of thft estincr and attractive.
All the books with a few excep- syste;m. . Info . its organization is The live stock oxhibit promises
. . - . pourea the very cream oi urgan- w uo more mwru rcasuu . . honored tho nast week bv n t , n
is running on schedule m all the ized Sunday School work, it Lf 20 Shetland ponies being part 7""
a native Hanging from the chandelier in
w 7 r T V ,T the international by the State to uraay. nis win noaouoMuieresi of McDov:eu county, being born the dining room was a large heart
week. We are deeply grateful for the County into the Township many throughout the county. One Marion. She attended her first with a number of pink SAUntUeam.
this and hope that the record will ortyan;Zotion. especially interesting feature of the .t'.i i i era. Al a request from the hostess
be kept up. Thu? the Organized Sundav Fair will be an hour known as the j4 . . t , . lhe guesU simultaneouily drew
Material'is beiilaid tononerete U "n . 1 nl. v on,. d tc,ls interestingly of her ribbons which bound togtth-
tvKoeoc . tk?c wni PT m?Ufc " a . i iL"TL :r::4,rw.: Grst impressions of schoolroom life er two hearu bearing the names,
r woria-wiae in its scope, yet local expect lo get wgeuier i mauj . whon sho attended school at the "Miss Laura Glenn Crawford,
to renaer me scnooi premises sam- in its application jt combines the rabbits, squirrels, groundhogs and AcAfiemv at far?on Since Mr. James Mclntyre Carson,
, , V . I qualities of being extensive and in- such other wild animals as the ..... h has comc lo October lith, 1011.
&ct1001 wound improvement tentive at one and the same time, hunter delights m, and at a certain . . . , . m t Mr. Oarson u a prominent at-
Club has been organized and the It is f urth strengthened in the hour, turn them all loose on Main . . Amcrica torney-at-law of Rutherford ton,
ill .ollo . . . , . . ? :uu u.ut,u Wfc .w Amul creai surprue ana mcrn-
; T , Z " 7" tact that its worK is imer-aenomi- binw w W auiuui wuw 1W3 Her &ih w B Halliburton mcnt Miss Crawford graciously re
upon to contribute to a fund to national. and behind it stands all who catch them may have them. I i: u - .u. ... on L;nv)tUtUKMnrWm.,f
improve tne scnooi grounds, it is the evangelical denominations. If the officials succeed in getting a mnvttA tn wunrfr wu Mje, friends. Several guests from out
V m M A K.
Miss Halliburton VisitMion.
Marion and McDowell county
embroidery bag. Mrs, U.S. Klrby
received for the second score a
large pink satin rose.
A delicious "tea was served ajt
0 oc!ockat small tables, the creaci
and mints being in pink hearts.
our determination to make the The gathering'here on October large quantity together, no doubt Halliburton grew to womanhood,
school grounds the most beautiful 12 d 13 promises to be quite a this hour will be i strenuous one. Sho attended school at Greensboro
place m town. Details of our plans We one and much cood to the Chief MarshalJ. Q. Gilkey has . nt- n .i v Mrs. A,hworth s hospiulity was
i most cuarromi ana mc ausir was
Will HQ mTran lo t-n-w nirt Plaooa r r I , , t- i 1 . 1 t .1 A.U ! I ! I
.. Rcv . Snnday sctiooi worK inrougnoui ppu u" i..u.uB u. c After her graduaUon nt this delijrhtfulin crery deUlL
' T Kaj the county expected to follow marsnais ana is senainK ou a iecr ho te bt in Ash,,vH!e
Wril!?- fxrlian 4-Ka Trnnn r lorliAo tall I.. . r II I 1- A I. 4. J - iV. " " 'I
..w.-. the organization m Mcuowen u eacu ui wbih. "" . . under P. P. Claxton for a number "Svmantha" Asks Not for Argument
county. - 1CLfuT , - 0f ycar Kcing to Greensboro from nf T,,r lPrm t
n W nffirA nn Satnrdav- 5vntPm. . 7 .7? K . . . . .. ICeaderS Of THE I KOQT I
, , n . .. . , ; " 7.7 Ashevil e to late charge or t ie
lliguigblll wiuim-uiiwiii i Dei AO, at ii UUWli, a VL11VU UUiO
upon you.
The Boys Basket Ball Club has
been organized and work is being
done on the court. So far no The insurgent republican organ
games have been: arranged with :cation which controls nearly all
out-of-town teams, but it is hoped the important states west of the
mat a tew games may be arrangea Mississippi is a vigorous one which
later On. A.fn id kAinavfAtirlod
no LlJ Vt lev ivi ao uviu gAwuuuu
The "Back Home"' Movement. ; . in an eff6rt to defeat the renomina
The "Back Home" Movement tion of President Taft next year,
which was organized in Charlotte It would be to the interest of the
ast week has promise of doing democrats to have Mr. Taft re
much towards bringing many nominated because he could be de
southerners who have gone to 6th- feated about as easily as any man
er states back to this country, in, the republican, party , whereas
Senator Lee S. Overman, of Salis- the nomination of a man like La
ury, was elected president of the follette of Wisconsin or Cummihgs
organization; W. C. Dowd, ; of 0f Iowa would cause more than a
Charlotte, first vice-president; H. substantial fight by the Democrats,
B. Varner, of Lexington, second but however, the democratic vic-
vice-president; Z. P. Smith, of tory would be quite certain.
ayetteville, third vice-president
and B. H. DePriest, of Shelby, it ; was v predicted several weeks
secretary-manager. The meeti ng ao that the Yancey . county corn
m Charlotte. was well attended and I cr0p would be short one-half. But
the persons nresent were enthusi- A-tJtnt. j r?nc havft been ' Very
aswe, which would indicate that beneficial to the croD the predic-
iUUu sooa may be accomplished, tions to the contrary notwithstand
ing; It how anbears that Yancey
othiner looks mriri sillir tnftW I wi 11 -harvest her usual crop.
"iiie ong drawn iOTtviV' 'v Eagle, Burnsville.
hnrx tou will voin mft in svmnathT
bo made for C'aCT! lor 'W be. h. b .nabl.
to read. He says that he has heard
what Symantha" said in Tnc
aeuuii pmiu. .-mu uiuu iu, CoHcge, while Prof. ClsxtO was
their work: S. H. ancey, E. H. at the head of tho Department of
VJr t u "- - Education of this Institute. She Plinfi 'about him. Soever
J. W. Pless, John Yancey, J. H. L. . . nnfT,t,. f vttun t boois9 about htm. noevcr
Miller, J. W. Winborne, W. K. M. S""" BSte New York interpreter i,, if he h aa,.
(a..W.W.nnf.aw.Wh. the Teachers College, New lork, bis cvidemljukea the wrons view
Gilkey, W. W. Guy, C. W. Laugh-1 n , ,fnffU Metn;nftrMr1lun
.1 TT TIT tir XT-1 I "w w '
nase, iu. o. xioover, u. .u. dircctor in primary work in the
J. W. fatreetman, W. H. Hawtons, SuUj Normal of Farmvi,ei
a. r. Luue, . v,. v Va.- Sho is the author of Graded
Carson, C. 0. Carson, J. b. Hopper, classIcSi whIch aro th0 opt
V. i. jjiorgaa, .u. o. jr. vuum, p..vn 5 vrnH, P.. rolin. !.
B. L. Ashworth, James McCall, ,. B . tr,,,:!,,,
I. H. Green, Fred Brad lev, primCT, which has just been adopt-did not propose any argument
Aicumiess, r. xi. iiasnDurn, on- . toxt-bookfor prim ary work whatever, she is willing and anxious
me Burgm, Julius barker, walker . Kn rt, PjlirAl5n. tim, Tu?l to meet Isaac- in any argument
of the statements that Syminthan
made in reply to "Isaac."
''Symantha" did not propose any
argument, but only asked him to
prove the statement which he cade
in bis first appearance in Trrc
nnvi While Srmantha
Lyerly, M. L..Good, Charlie Mc Z: r:r: h? !bt bring forth, asd
11 r -n T7i--i- n n t..4- auo.a uy show him that her mind vii r.nt
in 1 1 . iv 1 r nmr"vr t. ri. .1 iisliii. i - . . . - - -
v.tv;r" r.' . number of oter 000 for primary demolished while on her tripto
Kenneth Weaver, Doll e Poteat, boolfc- norlb oor bcr CJCsij:Dt bIci
W.-JM. Jngnnoge, yvm -uitsop. Mis3 Halliburton friends were but what sho. can take the right
Grover Patton, Tom Gowan, Gar- a ;ndced to have her return to view of his statements.
land Williams, Bobert Tate. I her native heath, and hear herl Now I hope if ,Isssc1 hssnt an
' ' ''" ' ' I talk so interestingly of ilarion in I interpreter he will soon get one.
The largest watermelon brought Uglier days. She has lost nonoof for if be is going to come out In
to this market this season vas sold tho mast patriotic and loyal North 'Symanth" and keep in line with
here Saturday by . J. Y. Turnbill, Carolinians and southerners, al- all tho other influential writers of
of Bridgewatcr , It weighed C3 though sho has been associated with (Tiin Progress bo wilT certainly
pounds and was sold to A. L. Fin- educators of tho horth for a num- need one.
ley. i ocr or years.