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WOGHESS Is it f ESTABLISHED 1896. 11 ' ' - - - s- , , M'DOWELL COUNTY COURT "State Docket Completed Last Week Two Cases Compromised Other Matters. . f The criminal docket of the July term of , McDowell superior court was completed last' Friday and the civil docket taken up Saturday. Bob Connor, for assault with dead ly weapon was fined $10 and costs, and Sid Hemphill, for retailing, was sentenced to eight months on the roads.- Other cases disposed of were s follows: '.Clarence Gib bons, larceny (two cases) nol pros ts to both cases: Will Patterson and Kansas Dale, for f. and a., prayer for judgment continued as to Kansas Dale; ' Patterson sen tenced to two years on the chain gang. George Annis, for dispos ing of mortgage property judg ment suspended on payment of in debtedness and costs! : Tom John son, Dallas Biddix, Paran Pittman and Tom Kelly, for larceny, judg ment suspended on payment of costs. Henry Moore, carrying concealed weapon, sentenced to six weeks on chain gang. Jos. Poteet, resisting officer, : judgment sus pended on payment of cost. S. - M. Wilkerson; drawing worthless - cheok, sentenced to : four, months on chain gang; , Capias to be is sued for enforcement of this sen tence 20 days after adjournment of -y court. , h . t -r--" i On the civil docket the case if M. G. Poteet vs the Western Union " Telegraph Company and the case ?f Dan Trinks vs the Marion Ho , tel Company were both com promised, the latter for the sum of $500. In the case of Ella May Reel vs E. G. Goforth, Ex., judg ment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff in. the sum of $723v The case of Crawford vs the Town of Marion was taken up Tuesday and the hearing had : not been completed at the time of go ing to "press. - Marion Hospital. The Marion Hospital has several patients who are rapidly improv- ing and responding to the excellent tjare and treatment given them at this institution which is well locat ed and has a . most able corps of nurses under the direction of Miss Martha Justice, and the excellent physicians in attendance at all times. This hospital is complete in every department and deserves the highest commendation and sup port. :j . ! Nebo High School. C Prof .J. Lawrence ' Eason, who will be principal of Nebo High School, is I in Marion this week ; making plans for the opening of the school August 21. Prof . Eason will be in the county during the remainder of vacation studying the situation and making preparations ; for the best year in the history of the school; Even now . the enroll ment at Nebo promises to t be v the largest in the history of the school. ' Hon. W. W. Kitchin Coming. Governor W. W. Kitchin will deliver a political spefh in the court house here on ; Friday, Au gust 9th, at 11 o'clock a. m. v Let everybody come, you will hear a great speech as Governor Kitchin ;is one of the first debaters ; of the state. . 'J. W. Steeetjian. EgO-Y NEWSPAPER DEVOTED MARION, social Attairs of the Week. ; o'clock Mrs. J E. Guy entertained at her home Guymont in honor of her guest, Mrs. M. M. Caldwell of Roanoke, Va. Twenty ladies wprp TirPCPnt o cnnt l I Jf ' a chairm,DS Social Hour" on the veranda. At Six o'clock "tea" .f small. tables on the lawn under the crroll '.rui i , . I oak trees. Mrs. Guy was assisted 7 , to I?t !a tho Tate re in rn. U. lLfr1 yard Snnday afternoon. Rev. D. a in receiving her guests by Mrs. Aioon canton and Mrs. Edwin Guv. also Mrc .T w w:.u J ail-'' x m . who served ouhnh frnm n atf. tive corno nf fV,ft a ' u - ' ,ixmuuK those present was Mrs. Hawpse of urouoes, va., tbe guest of Mrs. A. Blanton. - ThA Afto rnnnn mac one of delightful conversation and snoifthilifTr ' Miss Joyce Decker entertained at three small informal affairs in compliment to her guest,x Miss Agnes Phifer of Charlotte, vone being an afternoon "Tea" to her young lady friends, while the oth ers were informal evening affairs with dominoes and Forty-two as a social pastime. :i : . Mrs. J. W. Pless entertained at Viewpoint in honor of Mrs. W. J. Adams of Tarboro during the week. A spirited game of Bridge was much enjoyed by the twelve ladies present at this delightful social function. -K -: J' .f ; y-; , ; , : . , - 1 'nuedayeVemDgthr4Ctb. Mrs. M. E. Fugitt gave a banquet at the Marian na hotel in honor of Miss Esther Garner, of Washing ton, D. C. About 'forty young people were present. After a de licious dinner the guests werensb ered into the dancing' room and spent .a 'most enjoyable evening. Out of town guests were Misses Margaret J enningspf Fayetteville, and Miss Ruth Eaves, of jacks boro, Tenh. v : - . A moonlight straw 'ride out to the country home of Miss Maggie Morris was much "enjoyed by Uhe following young people last Friday night: Misses Annie Little, Mary Gordon Greenlee, Nellie Jordan. .... , : ., of Henderson, Marguerite House, Martha Whitten, Mattie and Jen nie Davis, Hallie Gibbs; Messrs. Lester Morris, Rev. Edward Loner, Kenneth Weaver, Arthur McCall, J. H1L. Miller and Wilmer Whitten.-V-vi-r:-'--':': r.J -"; '. V' ' Special Services at the Presby terian Church Next Sunday Rev. Lewis Sterry Chafer, of Northfield, Mass., will conduct special services ia the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 11 a. m. and p. m. Kev. Chafer, who is one of the teachers in the Moody Bible School "kt ; iic u- r v . atNorthfield, . Mass., is speaking this week at the Montreat Con- ference. v Dr. Walter L, Lingle says of him: 'He is a wonderful ly helpful Bible teacher and is as sound asa dollar. People are de lighted with him here'?.(Montreat) A cordial invitation'yteV extended to all people to -hear him. J C. Stoky , Pastor. . t Jesse R. Walker, of Dysartsvillc writes Tite Progress that Dvsarts villa ie cnli1 fni Milo'o T .T?!Tily r . X.AW OVAAVb AWA AUASVJ Jk tWAAA the Xegislature, and says he thinks t?iu : U,- t. i Flack is tho man for : tho place He says every body is for Flack and Satter white. . ' TO THE BEST INTEREST OF. THE PEOPLE OF McDOW, , m, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1912. BRIDGEWATER NEWS Ul R; Brown, An Aged Citizen Pas- ses School Opens Sept 1st Other Items. n'wr, ouij u. it. lirown, tto count, beat known and old- est citizens, died at fab homo w fut. Bridgewater, July: 27. D. R. Brown, ordaTinornlneaftCrnliin..nfi I Wffcs TTi iloafVi He was laid to rest in tho Tate rrave- - - i ao UUU uuciunrim. r r!TL I wv4uv,i.ca i,u xuuerai eer- vices. Mr. Brown was nearing his eiihtv-drfiti, annw0, :.v! I past year had been reinarkablv strong for his a5e. It was sad to give np one who had been with ns , such a help to the com we felt that death was He had been living alone of ears thonSb since spring one of granddaughters, Mrs. J. Q. Blackbi his Had been keeping house for him. lie is survived by three grandchildren, Mrs. A. E. Neal, Mrs. J., Q. Blackburn and A A. Tate; one sister, Mrs. Sallie Car ter, and a wide connection of relatives. R. V. T. Riddle of Pensacola and Dr. J. B. Riddle of Morganton visited their grandmother, 'Mrs. Sallie Rust, last week. " S. E. Whitten and little son, of Ma rion were at Bridgewater a few hours Priday. ' . Ed Devault and wife of near Glen Alpine spent last Wednesday with D. R. Brown. . " O. C. Crawford of Sugar Hill visited friends on the creek Saturday and San day. . . ".: .,. , Miss Ray Brinkley of Glen Alpine visited relatives and friends here last week. . ,. . 1 J. Q. andS. E. Blackburn of Buck Creek.-Mrrond Mrs-A. E. Ieki;Arthnr McCall, Millard Tate of Marion, and A. A. .Tate of Asheville attended the funer al of D. R Brown here Sunday. Mrs. A. E. Neal and Millard Tate are spendiLg this week with Mrs. J. Q. Blackburn. The graded school here will open September the 1st with Ed. Puett as principal and Ray firlnkley as assistant. Both are of Glen Alpine. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Buffaloe of Ma rion spent Sunday with the former's sister, Mrs. J. R. Rust." J. B. Martin of Marion has succeeded Myrtle Hemphill, who has been keeping books for Abernethy and Lyerly since Mr. Anthony's death." Joe Hennessee's little daughter was buried at. 3 now Hill cemetery Saturday. Freid Yelton .'and Jay Ballew have bought John Gray's lunch room at Ma rion junction and will continue the business under the name of Yelton and Ballew. We wish them much success. . John Bradley and son, Garther, have gone to Florida to engage in the lumber business. J. W. Ballew is attending court in Marion this week as juror Winslow Ballew spent Monday with his brother at Marion junction. A Card. " . ' 5 .... I had hoped that it would not be necessary for me to say any more In re gard to my candidacy for sheriff in the coming election, but since I have heard that I was accused of making an under Handed campaign for the nomination, I feel it my duty to say that this is un true. While I have been nrtrA W r?5, 811 parts ot 016 connt to Bt! m? duty to the party and to my friends, I have told one and all that I did not care to make the race and would not ask for 11. 1 A. 1 . .V. .. it, out il no one eise wouia nave it, or if the party said that I must make the - Now a man has asked for the nomi nation who will make ns a, good sheriff a man that I believe will do his lnf. very respect if' elected, and he will him. Give him the nomination by ac clamation,' have no division in our pri maries or convention, stand together through the campaign, vote together on the oth day of November and Mr. Morris I Will bd OM next fiherlff. I . , Surely I thank my friends for their loyalty to me and I stand ready to eni- port them in any way I can- Sincerely yours, W. M. Goodsok. k Lime Benefits the Soil. umuiukwu, .aiy v:u. An in- vestigation mado by President Fin- ley of the Southern Railwiv svstrm has shown that experts in the chem istry of soils are unanimously of irj oi sous arc onanimouslv of tho opinion that limo in soma form 1 mo in some form .Dcnt mAnr r tho soils of I1"0 Southeastern UtC3 bv cnrwf. I . ing their acidity and improving their mechanical condition. President Finley has secured tho oninion of C V . L opiniODS of experts throucbout the S0UlhCaStCrn sUtcs nd also in the eastcrn aod middle sUtcs, In some uau ucen puousncu in an illustrated folder which is being widely distributed among the farra cro in the territory traversed by tho lines of the Southern Railway system. Farmers and others interested in this, subject may obtain copies of this folder by addressing W. )V. Finley, president Southern Hallway com pa 03 Washington, D. C. Ann I .m. 1. II t Chapel Hill School Notes. Chapel Hill. July 26. School opened Monday, July 22, with an enrollment of forty-five. Ud to date the enrollment has reached fifty-one. Next wek will mean an incrvAe of not leas than twenty-five, as the farmers have just about finished the farm work, r The school U indebted to. Mrs.. B. F. Cokeoing for Uro portrait of Gorj Washington, having a gUaa and a frame of a very attractive design. This adds much to the appearance .of the cnool room. . Neit Tuesday Is yard cleaning day. No argument is needed to convince, especially the fanner, that the Tird U greatly in need of notice. The, boy's and will are here and we can gtt the tools. It is hoped the teachers will remem ber the request made during the Insti tute and will from time to time send school notes to Tho Progress. Not only will it help von but it will help others. Those who never do any more than they get pay for, never get pay for any more than they do. Avery News. Avery, July 23. Miss Edith Loaon spent Tuesday in Marion with relative. Ed Brown of Garden City Is spending a few days with relatives here. We are glad to learn that the school near North Cove Is progressing nicely with a very large enrollment with Miss es Louise and Madge Brown as teachers. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith are spend ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Avery. Clifton Pitts of Glen Alpine was here on business the latter part of tho week. Earl Brown spent Friday and Satur day -with friends near Gibbs. J. G. Brown was in Marion on busi ness Thursday. Hoke and Pat Brown of Bottio rpent Saturday and Sunday with their parents here. Glen McCall returned homo Saturday after an extended visit to relatives here. Sam McCall was in arion Saturday. liay ana Uordon Brown of Garden City spent Sunday with their little cousin, Jimmie Avery. Fred Brown spent last Saturday in Marion. James Henne&see is on the sick list. " A. Claude Allen, ono of , tbe vulo outlaws, was last Saturday at VythevilIe, Va., convicted o murder in the Grst degree for kill ing Commonwealth Attorney Wil li am -Foster. At a former trial Allen was convicted of murder in tho second degree for the killic - - - w wth.. 1 ii of Judge Thornton L. Ms VOL. XVI NO. 43 i -' CAINE IS PRESIDENT AsheY,,' Gets President and An- nual Meeting of Pre:x As sociation. Morcbcad City, July 2. With a day of nractioU discussion of matters of practical concern to tbo cmft, the North Carolina Trcsi as sociation dosed tho most profitable convention in its 40 yean of ex istence Ajhcvillo was c hast a ta tho place for the next regular an nual convention, with a mid winter meeting to be held in SalLib-jrr. v year: President, J. H. Cainc; vice-presidents a fltmmcr, A. J. Conner, D. L. Sl Clair; secretary, J. R Sbcrrill; historian, B. II. DePricst; orator, J. J. Far riss; poet, H. A. Ihnks; execntivo committee, H. A. London, IL & Varner, H. M. Phillip, D. T. B3. wards and IL IL Clark. A special legislative committer was appointed as follows: M. L. Shipraan, IL M. Phillips, J. a Shcrrill, II. IL Vamer and II. A. London. A resolution was oflcrcd by Mr. Daniels that the association en dorse the building of public roads by convicts and other good road workmen, and was adopted. Master James Iisrbia, ton of Foreman IL J. Ifarbin, is serious ly injured as the result of an ac cident at the scene of construction operations on tho StaliviUo Air Railroad, some ten or twelve miles from Sutwillc Young Harbin was on a dump car csed for haul ing dirt when tho car jumped tbe track. In some manner the boy fell under the wheels of tha car and his right leg was mangled and tho bono of the leg broken, at tbo thigh. On account of his youth the broken bono is expected to knit rapidly.-rStatesvillo dispatch, 26. Mr. Harbin is well known in Marion where bo formerly resided. Dog Days, Mjl Ed iron: I will gire a brief ac count In rrjrard lo dog day. Tbe Bo mans called tbe iix bc::s; we ct summer 'CmicuUrw Die" and acccrd instotbrir tbocry the do star, cr Birins, riiic witb tbe ran addd to lu beat and the dojr daya .bore the ccr. Wned heat of the dog star and the tun. The Romans contend the time Is frcta July 3 to Augujt 11. Soa xnxke the time to extend frout July lS:h to An gnat 20:h. and the Oermanj from Jzlj Zilh to about September lit. There waa not any rain the Zlih and sxonl Icg to this wo may expect a Lxar dry waxacr. U A. a Sunnyvale Tidings. Sunnyrale-, Joly Mr. O. W. Johnson and dauhUr. Him Lmsie. hare rcturnM from a riiit to rtlaUrta at Grphltrmi4, Mr. and Mrs. Frod Cathbcrtiicm and little sbca' Gorman and Tirir. cf Bzildc riiiud at the heme of J. a. Friiu Ut week Mrs. John Fatott hxs czlla IH for ftcTcral day. G. A. Johmon cf Graph! ten!! riot ed his pixrcU hcTo Laat work. Mrs. T. J. Elliott, who rtorntly re turned from th Ilthfi U improTin rapidly. . f p;nTirFi w m w mi t The Farmrrs Union cf lTf-rv-rarrl .icouzi.y wui noia lcir it ccr: -r rr,- .12 with the Faltm Local Ucbti cn ho.:anliy tha 10ih txr ct Acrtnt. I - 1 10 o'clccx. i.TfTT- Pr" R. F. Him:, r-i -.- v.. V. C. Mo x-rrry.
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