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ESTABLISHED 1896.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER S, 1911.
VOIi XVI NO. 5
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EDUCATIONAL MATTERS M'DOWELL FAIR PROGRAM TEACHERS1 ASSOCIATION
Pupils of Ninth and Tenth Grades The Secretary Gives Out Advanced Meeting of County Teachers Here
Form Class Organizations Program for Each Day Saturday Wa Enthusiastic
School Report. Special Attractions. and Well Attended.
th1 . nceision! and special attrac The members of the McDowell
teachers, and any announcements that the school tions of all kinds are asking the County Teachers Association as-
tofromtoetotim, privilege of attending the Mc- sembled in the graded school build
The pupils of ihe Enth Grade ell County Fair for three days ing at Marion on Saturday, Sep
met last week and formed a class ' iniT te?5r.3?: Tbe meeting was very
organization The following are attractlve 4 Contracts for some of enthusiastic and well attended,
the officers for this term- Presi- TQ made eacn day' Tne moring session opened by
j0f r;iflnn. viLint and others will be made between singing our favorite national hymn
fwt r. -fiLrA ftnd the time of the opening, -the song of which wo never tiro
g tcm, m;oc "Poi sotnatwe are assurred that the --7"America,,. Music was furnish-
teW;nS Fair will be pleasant from every I ed by Mrs. D. F. Giles, after which
THE S, S. MOVEMENT A FEARFUL TRAGEDY
Sunday School Workers Interested Great Dam Gives Way and Hun-
will be rendered at the first meet
ing next Friday:
Song The Class. V
Recitation Miss Effie Bradshaw.
dreds Perish In Had Rush
of Waters.
Austin, TwLm Sept. SO. A cilia.
a town of 3,200 reudcat in ihft
in County Convention to be Held
in Marion October 12-13.
When Robt IUikes began his
Sunday School in Glouster, Eng-
m Tin in i iv iiTTin vnnv r 1 mm n h v n a mm. am m. mm...
iu iwv, iMoiwiumwuaiu uomicni tan OJ UJO iiabft. vis
of its spreading mU one of the tweptoatof exute&co todar ard
DlZZtst and greatest instituUons in more than S00 of tU pcoplo were
mo worm, urom a small ocfftn- killed bj a fkxxi which followed
mngtbo Sunday School has de- the brtakicj; of tho lkjlcsa Pulp
velopcd into a World Wide Idea Uxxl Paper cornpaaT, daa a nilla
and the Modern Sunday School and a half north of the town. Al
MoTcmcnt is one of the marvels of most 503,000,000 cailoss of water
the age. bo sjslemizeJ b its work rushed over th plica it a will tea
that the thine that is good for a fcul hih, wrecking ertry itrcc-
bunday School numbennc thous- ture in iu pith.
ands, as there are in many of oar In Auitln the bunlicir of scores
larjio cities, can be applied wilh of natural rxs maicj as She build-
equal result in the sraillest school incs were swept awmy added Ore
in any township. An the County to the trenfrai horror of the flood
Convention to be held in Ma rion I and hundreds of thorn imtiriiionfrt
on Oct 12th and 13th all phases of
the Organized Sunday School work
will bo presented and discussed by
the Sunday School workers in at-
was the calling of the roll. There
We are glad to get from the were fifty-nine members present,
secretary of the Fair a partially besides a number of visitors who
advanced program for each day. manifested much interest in-edoca-
ooifofifMi-. KocnlroH I hot diop. r . I
A . , . n i . rarmers xay. At n ociocK me various ousmess matters were
tricity is more oenenciai 10 man 11 , . 44 , , . , .
J A 4 ite T 1 opening exercises, addresses and next attended to, such as takmir
Glenn and Frank Sweeney; nega- 2:30 p. m- free band concert from tionaUoumal, making announce
tive Roland Morris and Grafton the balcony of the Marianna Hotel; ments, laying plans for the school
ail- , , . 2 p. m., Hunter's Hour; 3 o'clock, exhibit at the fair. etc.
iu,iru.uCuiai x cai 1 foot race, tug of war, and other Following this was a brief but tendance, and as the Contention is
VTIUDS. UftKonfinnc A a'aIaaU l.JUn I !... 1 tk.L 1 - 1 .
i!,aen uieuiuer ui mo .ia5a wm ffGI14.i emeng h or?fth anktnn rna mnt: mfimbor br nnA nf nnr ctt'c lie t.wvI ti rUImf frr .ft
respoQU at ruuuau miu -7:30 o'clock, band concftrt and fmatest Winer Mlnutnrs unrl ftkn thn donnminmlinn, nf 11 th cht.
tation rrom onaKespeare. we rnhnfinn ;n.rka
TVia nnmls of the "Ninth Grade4i. w -r i.t .
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i i : .a rTu: I - i - ' I viio ui luc i rniurra oi uic vjq
nave alS rgu..cu . y.u- , Friday, October 20th, Old Sol- a very interesting part of the pro- VCnlion will be the ooeuConfnco
grdiii win appcai ucAi ncoa. lHirs' Tlav. 10 n. m rnnrftnincr frrflm.'fnr wa urn wnrc ronrlrund .1 r i o i. c.t .
Tt i infPndftd that these class , 7, .V,. :r ,f . " V:": ... T uu. uw vrKM,lw ounuay ocuooi
i ot TnA oin soiniftrs in mp. onp.ra p aa or an onnorinmiv m n;tpn rn i u r n.
, ; i ii 4.1 4.u: vl. I r 1 r' " I nwiik, ouu uiu vuuicruuix uu i no
organizations shall take the on6 who . So Mnt nf ,
t)t literary societies. jj&wt4 ud me lftcl-hv tKft McTIowpII Hhantftr comnfttent and ahltr nnalin tnl..l t -i i:i t.
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a aavance tncir own
-a . . 7 Tl I WWW V llig UiOUttUUCUkUl UllULSt
;FV Tv uaugntersDVMrs.Jb.i. Williams, motmg tne advancement ot euuca-nt hs been thought wise to hare
jpicmuw ) ivuun, - I State resident of ri. IJ. JJauhtersi I tion in lcUowell count v. I : k.-
. 11TJ1 OVT. I I I fciJU UVUOVVJ (lAi HWIJJW iu m'-CH-
invp.Bo Next 0Q thQ prom was an Round Tables, for then ther- will
per oi a ,u, Jndge Walter Clark in the address delivered by State Super- feel as though they were really
14. 1D1S earouiueuk uura uui m- unnpf unnoft. iq.ik H nnor caaH J ri tii i- r . .u. t
v . wv.. . v-v. . yiaui ui jiCLucuuirj ctuuuii, i roi. i part vuc vxuvenuon, ana Knm&is
by the Daughters of the Confed- Broggins. His subject being based the idea the cooperating committee.
eracy to the Veterans. 2 o'clock, 0n the prevailing standard in the having in charge the gathering, is
Veterans and Daughters parade I public schools made it all the more I desirous of creating in their minds.
in decorated automobiles, carriages interesting. Many helpful hints The workers hero arc expecting
and buggies, directed by the mar- were without doubt gleaned from good and lasting results from the
shals of the fair; 3 o'clock, races, his eloquent address and the mem- gathering and are preparing for it
band concert, livestock exhibit; bers feel fortunate in boimr able with a deal of interest.
parents will
the class meetings
The rep
September
tslude those who entered at first
but have since moved out of town.
Mrs. Craig has taken up her
work in the fourth grade after rest
ing for a month. Mrs. Giles has
substituted for her in a most ac
ceptable way.
in the wirckg were burned to
death.
The contents of the great fltm
which was Oiled to overflowing by
heavy rains of two weeks, awe pi
through a natural gorge in which
the towns of Austin and Ccntello
were situated. While many of the
residents of Austin escaped to lbs
hills bordering each side of tho
town, the warning given by the
blasts of the lUylesa mill whittles
was too brief for hundreds of
othe
rACALLULxi) joujctow uonnn.
The catastrophe oarallcled la
many respects the destruction by
flood of Johnstown, Pa., in 1SS0,
in which over 8,000 lives were lost.
The extent of the loss of life asd
the destruction of property cannot
be known for several days, The
property lovs will surely be several
million dollars.
Within an hoar of the first gen
eral knowledge of the calamity,
special trains bearing physicians.
nurses and food supplies were on
the way to the seen e Hundreds
of automobiles beating rescsen
also toiled over the rough and tor
tuous mountlin roads to lend aid.
The food supplies of the town
were destroyed, and immediate aid
to survivors was urgent. Hun
dreds of those who escaped were
seriously injured in the collapse of
their homes and the panic of the
rush for safety.
Many persona, crushed and help
less in the wrecks of buildings only
Work on the school grounds will 4 0'ciock, second day's horseback to secure such men as Mr. Broggins
v " 1 I Lournameni: i :ou o uiock, uaoucuu- to aid in this linn of wnrir. iaia .u- ...u:.
to publish the subscription list and cert and Convention and The members were now Rlad to lho dwrf lw
taTOiiSb'-t selections by the MemmacMale liaten attentively to Mia Ada bodies, the primary teacher, oc-
mproying 9 sc oo g , Quartette. Brown, who so ably discussed the cupyine a separate room from those
find it impossible to do so this week. Satnrdav October 21st Educa- r .i j . t
tu -i.-i u r,A .. barafy. V. lir,UC, Cross program or th advantaccs who were pnncipab of schools,
7T V ZaCZu tZ tlona ana ales u- VM C OQ of a properly arranged daily pro- and each department discussed sucb
-- las., ana compiew mspepuou i gram. iliss Brown is one of 11c- matters as pertained to the beat
V7-"7, a exhibits in each department; 10 Dowell most successful interests of their work".
studvinor the history and sreosrraDny mnci'nni rrrvi ;n 1 , , , . . .
.nTnrb. , v r:r;;.""7r ana agued teeners, and a Another very imporUnt part of
, r uuu, ,u. great many suggesUons were made the program and one that is worthy
.Rflh'nunt Invi4atinns. governor W. VV. ii.itcnin, rroi. by her which most assuredly can Lf mcntion was the discuiMon hv
'u P-"M0W! ?Pe? ,D hot fail to be beneDcial to a num- Miss Nan Guy on how to ; Prtly destroyed by the water.
majur uwiwu.auu iu . court noose; i:u o ciocK, grana i- wuQ w:n onv nrftrt?A thm t i u T u t u
nf Tx,.Pp9 W rArAH . .uru L7 Der wD0 wlll oniy pracucc ltiem I Latin and Algebra. Much honor
r paraaeoj-scuuuicunurcu, uuiuii- ext came the reports of the
.u.1BluUui,uUui.xlv.v1J.. blle?i carriages ana DUggies, lea Dy condition of cacb jjj jj,
oi Asneyme to ..mh nque Governor Kitchin and managed by county where schools arc
uu umui . --Mthe marsnais in regalia; ociock, session or have been taughtduring
noLei auu ousmess meu ui closing tournament and attractions, this vear These reoorta
""rfcU announcement oJt premiums ana were made by the teachers of their
ark Hotel Monday evening, Oc- prizes. respective districts; and we arc
tober 9th, 8 o clock. A feature of interest to parents to state that without any ex-
xne purpose oi use during fair week wm bef the Daoy ceptions thcse reports all proved
secure the co-operation of all in- show at ''Gaston & Tate's store at ,,,
terests in advertising the resources 10 o'clock Thursday morning,Octo-
and attractions of Western North er 19
Carolina. v
Served Them Right.
After spending a few minutes in
listening to Prof. I. C. Griilin,
superintendent of the Marion Grad
ed Schools who also gave somo
The mayor and editor of The
Xn ' i t i I Monroe Enquirer
v,- 4.- Vi. i tl. a Axlir, A real nice looking young fellow very helpful suggestions and whose
vitations to attend the dedication , A. i j t
.u. t.i. u ' -j: .-rrw.; came through here a few days, ago brief lecture proved of as much
r, 1 oii q.qo olfering a year's subscription to the importance as any of the above
.i i x i'- u xt n' ' " I Saturday Evening Post, the Ladies' mentioned, the assembly ad journed
rru ' ' u Home Journal or the Illurtrated until the afternoon session.
Iy engraved and contains the names Monthly f eighteen The program of tbb session was
pieces oi hne imnaware iur oueenuallv as rood as the one render-
Building Commission,: the Board dollar, . veral of our citizens bit, ed in the forenoon. The most
of Aldermen, th Chamber of Com- handed out .their dollar anoV the striking feature of the afternoon
merce and the committee on enter- !Vwenw w. . program was the discussion of tho
tamment. This goes to show how joicing. The ones who ...subscnb- . ; , . n-f - . n .
mofrrpvA h things, ed would like to have a word or professional vs the unprofessional
We are proud of our, capital city; two with that agent.
is due Miss Guy for the .skillful
way in which she bad prepared and
presented this subject Prof. L C.
GrifHn gave some bints on how to
teach reading, after which the as-:
sembly adjourned. Each member
seemed to be aroused to a sense of
interest
Tho next meeting of the Associa
tion will convene in Marion Novem-
bcr 5, 1911, and while the program
of this meeting was carried out
successfully and proved very, very
interesting and bencGcial to each
and every member present can we
not make our next meeting more
helpful! Let's endeavor to do so
and ever strive to uphold and push
forward the cause and educational
advancement in our own county
and state
Flokexcb Hunt en, Scc'y
were consumed tn tue uames.
Their shrieks could bo heard by
the helpless ones who. awakened
from their sleep, and paralyzed by
the scenes about them, endeavored
to save a life hero and there, where
It seemed possible. But they were
driven back by the deadly fumea
of the gas or the heat of the (lames
and half an hour alter the flood had
passed, they stood from the hill
side, pitiful in their inability to do
anything but bemoan the fata of
their friends.
There is something in Jlho shako
of the hand and ' the manner , of
speaking that tells whether or net
there is a warm sympathetic heart
teacher by Prof. I. C. GrifHn, who back of it , - v
DEATH U5T OfclUTUT EEDCCEB.
Austin, Pa., Oct L As the
work of recovering the bodies of
the victims of yesterday's flood
progresses, it is apparent that the
figures sent out list night were
greatly exaggerated in the excite
ment following the bursting of the
dam. It is cow rati m sled thit the
death list will cot exceed 20 and
may go as low as 150.
Born, to Mr. and 5Ira.K,Edgit
McCall, September CO, a son
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