M has looked op and caught
the shisiag video ft Is a pity
that he should take his eyes of
of it long enough to aeise a rake
and belabor the other mock
adnexa.
We m obliged tossy once
agate that we ere very ttuuskfnt
to makers of ou subscribers
who bare noticed the date of
erpirtflon on their paper* sad
hava renewed promptly without
receiving farther notice. Their
promptness sad their cheerful
fb
•ode by President
Hi his campaign
uaaod doliora in
a like amount
Carnegie tor a
v.fboul®'. greatly
Wax and the other
of Doe West Female
Collage. "Beginning at Jenr
oaks,” that is fa Doe West, he
•blood thud lest week, begin
nfaxg on the Sabbeth. a third of
lha required amount. This with
‘be campaign scarcely began!
The generosity and loyalty
of the Dae West pcoblc are
rnmnaaiabk in every way
and tbdr action spells suc
-■*«“ *—*. trial. Mo won.
m faal like pot
tool
*??*»■.« this delightful v®lR?[
which has been called the Globe.
About every home is the farm of
ttinfty acres, corn and waving
Ipmn, the sugar cane, and the
siSke?
iu*t swift has it found a per
manent place in the State's
literature la the recent •Home
Acre Sketches," written by one
who grew to manhood among
Jhe ■ceoes bis gifted pen has so
faithfully portrayed.
One of these homes stood
back from the river in the upper
part of tbs valley. Through its
bread frost yard, a walk way
wMeh lad from the gate to the
hospitable door-step waa over
arched by the arms of tall cedars.
It waa the borne of Mr. and Mrs.
Carrol] Moore, to whom on the
5th of January, 1846. waa bora a
little baby boy. They gave to
him the same of James Denial.
And they called him Jimmie.
Amid the scenes already de
scribed be grew into boyhood
and was ready to enter young
manhood.
In the days of bis boyhood
there came to this peaceful
valley tbe rumors of war. The
old men talked about it aad
shook their beads; the young
men listened eagerly aad sel
dom left a Conversation of their
ridetr wherein war was the
topic. The causes of the war
we seed not here discuss. In s
beautiful story called Bethany,
written by Tom Watsoo, one
who cares to auy be well enter
tained by reading about home
scenes in the South in those
troublous days. Bat the war
came. With volcanic fary' it
hoist upon tbe laud ia the early
days of 1861. Prom her hills
mid plains sad valleys, cities,
terns and schools the sons of
tbe Sooth, thrilled by the
call of battle, flocked to the
•rids of *lory end of death la 1
iilher kilted or wounded that
*t» wHo one exception—5^ ar
!'ot Robert Robert Hudspeth
done was unharmed. The sab
ect of U>is sketch wee the 85 th
pin of his coiupanjfvto be shot
lown. He was wounded in the
et a*d In the neck. Tne
tWbd thirst and the faintness of
he wounded hoy lying there in
be open field under a July ana,
trowme fainter mad fainter from
pes of blood, was bat one of
be thousand cruel incidents of
;raa] war. But a kind Frovi
jmee permitted hla recovery,
when sufficiently recuperated
torn hla wounds, he was allowed
0 return to hla old home on a
urlough. But even while here,
* fell in with hla neigh
tors to fight off the "busb
rhackers," northern sympa
hiaera who prowled like wolves
round those loyal valley homes,
eady whenever they con Id to
ush in to kill and tob the uo
1 rot ec ted.
Returning to his regiment in
he spring of 1864, he partici
fted in that terribly bloody
enea of enconnters known as
he battle ol the Wilderness.
Knmnm tilmswlff a. __
arm service in the infantry on
cconnt of the stubbnrn wound
eceived la his leg at Gcttysbnrg,
it applied for a transfer to Com
“rb.of tbe 1stN. C.Cavalry,
'bich command be joined in
teptembcr, 1864. A kinsman
mtea that "be came to tbe reg
nent splendidly mounted on a
eautifnl dark marc, and from
bat time till the close of tbe war
ras with tbe regiment in the va
Eona cavalry battles and akirm
»bes ia which it was engaged,
Deluding, among others, Bois
ean’s farm, Gravelly Run, Wil
on’a farm, Hampton's cattle
aid. and Bel IS eld." With this
roop of cavalry, be served as
»eaeral Wade Hampton's
ourier until the dote of tbe war,
oing his full part in tbe ex
iloits by which Hampton’s cav
ity won imperishable fame for
loutbern arms.
In tbe bold dash known as
Jamptou’s cattle raid, which
ras made upon General Grant’s
ommlasariat, 2,500 fine beef
attic were captured—a most
rdcome addition to tbe scanty
ommissary of the bard-prcssed
Confederate army. It may not
e oat of place, as a matter of
mmediate local interest, to say
hat a born of one of these cap
ered cattle la now in the keep
ng of tbe President of tbe Gas
onia Chapter of the Daughters
>f the Confederacy, the gift of a
Confederate veteran, Mr. B. W.
Carson.
One inddent in tbe army life
if tbe soldier boy from tbe Globe
ihonld not be omitted, namely;
i i s conversion. He himself
•ften spoke of it in after yean,
Iwdiing upon it with gladness
md tears, it was while he was
n the cavalry service, on a cold
rinter afternoon in February.
865, that the late B. M. Tuttle,
ben a man of 43, spoke to the
oung cavalryman of 19 concern
og bis salvation. He thought
f tbe constant danger to which
bis Me vu exposed, and of bow
mere!fully a watchful Providence
had spared bis life so many
times already, and was seised
with deep conviction. That
night they occupied a school
bouse, waking from sleep, the
older cavalryman missed h i s
younger comrade in the quiet
hours of the night, waited for
his return, and then went out to
search for him. He found him
in a fence corner groaning in
prayer, bis face buried in his
hands. “Get up and come into
the house out of this cold night ”
implored the man. "No,” said
the sobbing boy, "I have come
here to stay antil my sins are
pardoned.” The good man knelt
down by bis side and prayed
alood lor the almost benumbed
boy. until the midnight sir was
made glad by the express!oas of
the forgiven penitent's unspeak
able joy.
After Appomattox the young
soldier, yet lacking three of be
ing 21 years old, retorned to the
old homestead under the cedars,
and began the life-work on the
farm, at school, In business,
home, and chares, wbieb hi af
ter years and amid other scenes
be accomplished so well.
A Iftf Catch.
Mr. W. C. Thom neon of
Stanley, a favorite with the rod
sod line, while fishing on the
Sooth Pork river near Hoyle's
nimpf <3 YIA13 OLD.
OM Piece of Paper. M k'a
Owmc WsaMa’t Take a PraMy
Park.
Nobody can blame Mr. Ed
ward Carton for prizing an old
furlough which be used ia the
war aboat 43 yean ago. He
was then a member of Co. H.
49tb Reg. N, C. Troops, and
was ia the dltehea around
Petersburg when he applied for
• n 18-days furlough to cosie
home on.
The application was made on
the 12th and completed its cir
cuit on the 15th.- The furlough
eoalsms three cadonemcnta on
the face, and is signed on the
other side by Captain J. N.
Torrence, Col. Leroy M.McAfee,
Brig. Gen. M. W. Ransom,
Major Gen. Bn ah rod Johnson,
s Lieutenant General whose
signature we couldn’t read, and
was dually approved by order of
9CBei?i whose name was
I ky W. H. Taylor.
I Mr. Carson came home on
transportation fnrniabed to Bre
vard (Stanley Creek) and on
ixiimu vw iuc cfiuiy togs IDC
train at Charlotte. Only
a dav or two of ' hia
furlough remained. He had a
trank for Major C. Q. Petty and
16 big boxes of rations for bis
Gaston and other comrades.
Some of the boxes weighed ISO
pounds. Somebody stole the
trank on the way, and a guard
was kept over the other stuff.
The trains were delayed and Mr.
Carson got back to hia company
just in the nick of time. On his
furlough is tbis endorsement * I
certify that E. W. Carson re
turned at the expiration of his
furlough, A. J. Love. 1st Lieu
tenant commanding." Tbe sig
nature is that Capt. R. C. G.
Love’s brother Jack, who lives
in Texas.
McADElfmi* ITEMS.
An Caster Wadding—Personal
Rates.
Mr. Robert Hare, of Gastonia,
was in town Sunday.
Mr. Will Gore, of Spencer,
was here Sunday.
Miss Ella Dnnn, of Charlotte,
waa here Sunday visiting some
of her old friends.
Prof. B. S. Ivey has returned
Irom Charlotte where he has
been teaching music for some
time.
Rev. J. D. Moose waa among
his many friends here Snnday.
Mr. R. L. Farrington will
move to Charlotte in slew days.
We are sorry to heat he is going
to leave. He will cripple the
band as be is tbe bass drummer,
and a good one too.
Mr James Campbell was in a
runaway last Friday evening
near Concord, and was badly
hurt. He thinks he will be able
to come home in a few days.
There was a nice Easter enter
tainment given in the Methodist
chnrch Snnday night.
Prof. J. L. Webb ia training
up tbe singers here. He savs
nc wants to take a good choir to
Gastonia the fourth.
Mr. W. Y. Roberts who has
been suffering with a sore finger
for a few days, is at his post
again.
There was a nice wedding in
town Sunday evening. Mr.
Thomas Thomasson and Miss
Ussie Reeves, both of McAden
ville, were married by Rev. J.
P. Armstrong. Mr. Tbomaason
came here from Yorkville, S. C.,
abont a year ago, and has won
many fnenda daring the year.
Miss Reeves is the daughter of
Mr. John Reeves who has been
jiving here for many years. Sbe
is well thought of by all who
know her.
MThere were others who we
: would marry Sunday,
some reason, they did
not. Sorely they won't wait
till next Euler.
JUST HEATH til.
Hn«il Carve Catarrh la Nataret
eed Katlvaal Way.
No dangerous drugs or alco
holic coacoctfons are taken into
the system when Hyomd is
used in the treatment of catarrh.
Breathed through the neat pock
et inhaler that comes with every
oullt, the balsamic healing of
Hyomd penetrates to the moat
remote rella a( (he
r
Spring
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Spring style* are upon us,
•ad they 'll soon be upon you
if you realise the value of a
(rood appearance.
You can pay more, but can
you get better result* than
we give yon?
You can't improve oa the
style of our Suita.
You can’t find newer pal
terns.
You can’t get better made
garment*.
We will nut try to tell yon
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CLEVELAND HAS TflIITT.
It It the BuMr County lor Liv<
tag Parents ol Confederate
Soldiers.
Cat*. I. K. Wtlla 10 ChailaUa Obacmr.
Cleveland county has 30 liv
ing parents of Confede
rate soldiers 23 mothers snd
seven fathers. I will name only
a leer: Mrs. Lucy Weigh, of
Lattiraore, had a husband and
four sous in the army. Three
sons are living, one died in
1861 fioai wounds. Lawson A.
Bolts had oue son in the ser
vice, Me. Botts is 92 years old,
is as straight ss an arrow and his
mind is as clear as a bell. Mr.
D. H. Peeler and Mrs. Elizabeth
Dixon, brother and slater, each
had a son in the service. David
Justice and wife, both living,
bad one son in the army whe
died this1 year. Mr. David
Justice was a member of the
Pint North Carolina Cavalry,
He is 84 and his wife is 82 years
old. Their son’s death was the
first in the fatnilv. Cleveland
county furnished four com
panies in the first five regi
ments organised.
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Also Fall Line of
Bicycle Supplies and
Base Bali Goods.
Respectfully,
Torrence Brost
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