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Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, August 27, 1914.
MENTIONS
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4KDINQ FREIGHT BATES
GEO. E. CASE
THEY FIGHT
WAS A MfNISTKl.' Or THE UOSPK
ountain
a Lettec . from Freight traffic
get to Secretary of the Kings
untiin Progrcssira kssx
I ' olioa. .- .
etary te.slie McGinni of
ngs- Mountain Progressive
atioa was in the general
jf the Southern' Railway
shingtoti City on Monday
lesday of last week regard
le freight rate situation
Since returning from Wash
t Mr. McGinnis received a
fronl the Freight Traffic
?er which reads as follows
LESLIE McGINtfIS,
Sec. Pro. Asso. .
t Kiuns Mountain. N. C.
Sir:
Confirming conversation
f office today respecting
from the West to Kings
tain;..;"' ." t---'-r ' -
g to advise that in the e
i of rates effective July 20th
Ohio River Crossings to
1 In' South Carolina we un
to establish some reason
relationship between the
i Carolina rates on the one
'-lid liio South Carolina
on the other, with the re
lat to the territory extend-
am Spartanburg to Colum
d from Kings Monntain to
ville aud embracing also
e of, the Southern Rail
om Greenville to Alston,
nd points on other lines
i the same territory, we es-
led a scale of rates begin
ith 11.05, oa rlrit claas,
which you.npwco.nplalh.
r complaint, as I under-
It, does not relate to tile
re of the rates but to tht
nces created as between
da. and Kings Mountain
differences I cannot alter
actions to Kings Moimtf
hout reducing intermedi
ints via the route through
nburg, involving virtually
ur South Carolina terri
est of Columbia. -ire
at this moment defend
omplaint before the tnter-
Cominerce Commision of
linatioa against . Spartan
because of . raieallrjoni
st to Charlotte and other
..-SroTina. destinations- '
? adjustment to Charlotte
Sastonla, is the outgrowth
iditlons with which you are
ighly familiar and repre
n 'agreement, made with
Carolina state authorities,
i sense represents our jol
action bot is probably
t arrangement that could
en made under all the
tancea. . 'i-.-- "';.-'-'' ;
A rather hel pleas . abou t
ter, having responsibility
ection of our revenues to
it of at least giving tis
eward for our service
vill enable us ' to .main-;
i. service in the public In
i in the hope that the
' V'tee rty ; may get
upon the
iinteated
Vnui
fhe people pf KiDgs
will - recognize jtbe
.ve have done the best
could with tl!s situation
t they will accept it and
e rates a fair trial bear
wind that the whole rt
ment of rates has placed
e Boutnern Railway an
y burden, not lightened
' 'actions made by your
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Cue's' People Hake Investigation-
Family Proiaiaeal Was Hinbter
Word from J. W. Stout's
People
S H. Cae, a brother, and R,
W..JDase and L. S. Case the sons
of Geo. E. Case who was ' killed
here In - the railroad accident
Monday of last week, were here
last Thursday accompanied by
Attorney J. B. Gwynn of the
firm of Gwynn&Hannsn of Spar
tanburg, making an invest a
tfou of the accident and gettin
plot of tie scene of the acci
dent. All the above named Cases
are members of the Case Broth
f rs Co, Piano Tuners of which
Geo.. K. Case, -deceased, was
general manager. They are r6
spectiveiy president, secretary
and treasurer of the company.
The ' Herald 'man failed to
gain an -interview with the
Messrs. Cane but caught. At
torney G rynn on the fly as he
was about to board train No. 1
Thursday afternoon. "The Cases
are mighty good, people rfffd
Very popular? said Mr. Gwynn
Geo. E. Case, the dead man, was
minister of the gospel of the
BevnthDay Adventistpe suasion
Jl'he entiro family are exceed
ingly' moral and follow most
chaste habits, They neither use
tobacco, coffee, tea or liquor, in
any. form or to any degree. Be
fore going into the piano busi
ness the Case brothers worked
in the Ford Automobile . sho i s
continued Mr. Gwynn.""
Policeman Rhodes learned
from oiie of the gentlemen that
the watuh found alter the acci
dent Monday ana -which was
shipped to Mrs. G. E. Case was
found by Mr. Case on thedwiade
Mountain's near Portland, Ore
gon, soma seven or eigne, years
ago. -;'.;
As to Mr,' Stout, the Spartan
burg people know nothing. '
The two men were not together
at Blacksburg but were together
at Shelby. So doubtles Mr. Case
came across him either at Shelbj
or between Blacksbiirg and Shel
by, They t3jk dinner together
tjr restaurant in Shelby and
came on to Kings Mountain and
met their death.
Dr. Palis is in receipt of in
formation that the Mrs. J. W.
Stout ol Harriman, N. Y. who
was thought to be the wife of J
W. Stout who was . killed in the
railroad accident here last week
is the mother of Mr. Stout and
that he was unmarried ; v 1
In a letter from" William L.
Stout of New York, brother of
J. W. Stout deceased, ihe in
formation Is given that J. W.
Stout was o young man of good
habits aud intellect. He neither
smoked nor drank. .,
Grapes Pot Old Wolf To Flight
Mrs. W. A. Mauney through
her daughter, Miss Bonnie,
gave the old wolf a jar the other
day when tha Herald man and
his better half were the reci
pients at Uieir hands of a large"
fruit basket heavily laden with
luscious grapes. The fruit of.
the vine was very much enjoyed
and appreciated. - .
flutworlbe for Tbs Herald.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN METHODIST CHURCH HEV. M. B.
. CLEGGPASTOil
Organized 1874 by Rev. J. W. North. This i the second building
and was dedicated August 2,1914.
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ELBETHEL METHODIST CHURCH REV. M. 13. CLEGG
PASTOR ' w ' '
Situated three'raifes 'wbst of Kings Mountain on the Shelby'
road. Organized; 183 by Rev. D. McDaniel. This thc third
building and was dedicated August 16, 1 914. '
FormtfTastor Here
Re'v.'j. M: Hamrick and family1
ox' Lexington, N. C. spent last
Thursday and night ia town as
guests ofMrsrCarpeiiteii ' Mr.
Hamrick and family 'are pleas
antly reinembereil here' as form
eV 'resfdenta "of tbe 'town. Mr,
ikamrfcft was pastor"it the Bap-
iu is nuw (xvstur ui (lie nrsi
lurch at tjexjnatooT 'They" had
iseen on a months vacation at
Rutberfordton and 'dropped in
Here'on tlibir way 6ack."hoiaae.;
friends whose name we promised
not to call knocked the wolf
olear across Sunday into the
middle of hjs '" woejc with the
finest watermelon the editor has
popped his ivory into in a spell.,
iii umKus our mouin water to
think about it, :
vVUrttelori- Knocks Kink - Out
E:s Back::; v
O't c.fonv very -test iruT
The Biggest Bean
Read About The Bear On The
Back Page.
.Rev.' b. E, Vjppermnn and
family returned from Gaffney
last Friday. He assisted Rev, C
W. Paj-sour in 4 meeting and
she visited her sister, Mrs. Pay
sour. .
Prof. Iryin Mc '.ay and family
.-. i e t-roi. iryin rac -ay ana ramny
Mr. JoeHord comes forward 'of t)urham arrived Pridav to vis-
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with evidence uni mpeachable of
his splendid bean crop by hand
ing tho Herald a pod eleven
inches long. It is a well develop-
Of ed speciihen. Lawze, how the old
wolf would sheafar off at the sjght
1'et a' r ' '
it hj3 parents, Dr. and Mrs,' . J.
L. McKay. Prof. McKay return
ed Monday and Mrs. McKay and
the children left Tuesday,.
Program of the Sunday School
C' ni'on C 1 ' f
('OI.I.KCKS HdHT TVPHOII)
The Collies of the Slate are Cro
peraiinr, with ihe State Board
of Health in Ihe Eradica
tion of Tjplioid fever
An opi'n Jotlor lui. just gone
o.ii lo all llip collide presidents,
in the st:ite cnlliiiar attention lo
the increnspii diinni'r from t.v .
ph ;i I at this time of tlie year
aid to tlie value, of the anti
t iphoid . .'.yiicclno rip.W, fur-,
nished fire the t&atp. The,
cilloKe authontipif . wee quick ,
to see the importance .of this
preventive measure and .by re-,
turn mail over 20 replies were
received, while others are ar
arriviiii; in every, mail. Without
xception every college presi-.
T lent thus far agreed arranito
to offer the treatment free of.
charge in rheir respective cl-
leges this fall tp. all, students,,
who can be induced to thus pro
t;ct themselves. t .
President E. If Graham olt
the University' wi ilea :'"We Bhall ,
bs glad to avail ourselves of
this opportunity to secure antl-.
typhoid vaccine for the Univer-.
students next year. Latt .year-
think half the students took .
the treatment and , during the ) '
past summer seveial hundred .
Summer School teachers were
veciuaced." . . , , , ,
. President T). H. Hill Vf A. A .
ii. writes: ''Our ipstution anan- ,
ted nearly a .month ago to .have .
everything in, readiness to offer
itll newstndents the anti-typhoid -treatment
and to do this free of r
ill charge. The college physician '.
vill adip,iniBtiir the, treatment as ,
)art of his. ,ofr(cial duty. Wo
thank you fqr your kmd interest
in the matter. . .. ,
Rev,. ,0o. W, lifty of St.Mary's
5shpol says: 'I shall ta,ke p.leas ,
ire in offering this treatment to ,
ur students and uigin,g ,it gpon
thein. I am both greived and an- ,
geredjWheii hear Iron 'time to ,
tone of the death ,of some person ..
in the prime ,of (life and vigor ,
with prpnrise for a uspfuj future
boing taken away gOjUnnecessari- ,
lv by 'typhoid, when, tlie sure
means of, prevention without ,
pain or sickness is so near at
hand. .-.
President, R. Wright pf the .
East North Carolina. Training .
School wrjes; .''I, will , rot. pnly ,
be glad, to have every .student
take.it but I will talk to them a- ,
bout the importance, pflt and In-
8i8t vpon thei.r taking it,. I feel ,
that the students should take .
t'lis treatment , and, that they .
should spread the news through
out our state, "v. ., ,
( President W. A,- Harper of El- ,
oh College says: I thank you
for the offer to fur,uish .. us . antlr .
typhoid vaccine for our &!cn 'v
body f,reeof charge. I wjU appra-
ciate yo.ur. sending the vaccine
t6 our college physician." ... .
President Julius I. Foustof the .
State Nortnal andlndu.trialCol- .
teeo writes: "I am sure our col
lege physician, wjll bfi ,gad.. to ,
Offer, anti-typhoid treatment free
of charge to all our students." ,
Th'la.' represents the general v
tone of .all the replies received ,
thus far in regard to the state's
offrf. No ne appreciates .more .
than these men the responsibility, .
of having under jtheir. . direction ,
the young .people of ,our state .
not do any class of people except .
physfcjans .aud .hftajth officers,
havo,a keener sense of tlie , dan-
get and utter Heedlessness, of
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