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Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, February 11. 1915.
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R. A. HICKS
BROUGHT IN DEAD
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CASAR R. R.
LOCAL ITEMS
reamer u tLeeunq
ere
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G-.js GOV. JOB
CONTRACT IS LET
CAUGHT 0,! THE FLY
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' His mat.-v friends will
interested 10 know that our
townsman, Mr vie McGiunis,
has lanaeu ",,jrnB,enti posi
tion wnicn nded with
much honor MaKOOIi saiary,
Tuesday s vH0tte Observer
carries thef;)wing account of
nis appofftment;
"Observer Bureau
' . "Washington. Feb
"Leslie McGinnis of Kings
Mountain, who has many kinnian
In Mecklenburg County, was
madi! a special investigator tor
the Census Bureau today.' Ser
ator Overman secured the posi
tion for him. The place pays
about $1,200, and he will call on
manufacturers."
Elbethel Items
Correspondence of The Herald.
"We have been having
bad
eathr for a whiL.
Prof. M. L. WhiU the prin
cipal of Elbethel school attended
the teachers meeting at Shelby
' Saturday,
Mr. Garnet Poston and sister
of near Elizabetfi visited Mr. T.
. Black, Sunday.
Miss Edilda Berber, visited
Miss Mattie Ellis Snniay.
Mr. Tom Phifer of Gaffney,
S. C. visited Mc. Bc-n Phifer
Sunday.
Mrs. R P. Ellis is spending a
i. few days In Shelby with her son
Mr. Forest Fills. .
- Miss Freelovw Black spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Black.
. She also attended the teachers
meeting at Shelby' Saturday. :-'
. Mr. Grady Beam of Grover
N. 0. spent a pleasant afternoon
at W. T. Byars Sunday.
His mule became frightened at
some one passing and broke
the hitch rein and ran for the
. barn and broke the shafts and
double tree. He. had to borrow a
saddle to go home.' '
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Byars of
near Elbethel visited Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Dixon of Oak
$ Grove last Saturday night.
Mr. George Ware of Elbethel
section visited Goth Blalock
Sunday ' "ning.
Oak Grove Items
i Correspondence of The Herald.
( The farmers of this section
J are anxious for Ijhe ground to dry
5 off so they can dIow.
' Clarence BlanCon, while chop-
.: ping wood the other day. cut his
foot. It" required seven stitches
. to close up the -wound. He is
getting along very nicely.
Elam McSwain spent Sunday
. ." night at the hospitable homeof
-. Monroe Lovelace.
...Mr. and Mrs. Kimp Ledford
visited Mr. and Mrs. I.'W. Bell
Sunday night. : , :
Mr. J. A. Boll and ; family
speijt fWday with Mr. and Mrs.
MonroJliovelace.-
Mr.' J. Wf Bell and lanilly
spent Saturday night with ; Mr.
': and Mrs: H. D. Canipe.
Mr.- and Mrs. G.W. Ware
visited' Mr and. Mrs Clarence
i Blanton Sunday.,
lf , ;
MJSS4 ADNA GARLTNTON
thijtfjfc Stenographer y .
PHpKJ' Ft or Leave you. r orders
ERALD OFFICE.
Mr. S. A. .Hicks, fomeriy oW
Kings MounUin, Was shot and
killed in Monroe Louisiana, last
Friday and was brought here
foi burial yesterday. The cir-
cumJojjfe8 of the manner, in
winch he came to his death are
unknown here at this writing ex
cept that he was shot. He is
snrviyed by two sisters, Mrs. C
W. Richardson and Miss Pearl
nicks, of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. G. L. Kerr a 1 ;30 jester
day at the hoina of C. W. Rioh
ardsn where the body lay after
ts arrival at nine o'clock until
burial rt thiee. .Mr. Hicks was
a painter by trade.
We hope to give the particular
in the case next week.
Bessemer Fire
Bsssemer City,. Feb. 8. Fire
destroyed lhc residence of Mr.
C. W. Fuller here, this morning
about 1 o'clock. The family
barely escaped with, their lives
The origin of the fire is not
known but the supposition is
that it was caused by rats and
matches.
The loss this morning was
estima.ed at $0,000 and only
partially covered' by insurance.
The volunteer firemen fought
manfully and with the' town's
magn i'icent water pressure
throwing a heavy volume of
water the '. flames ., were Kept
from spreading the adjacent
building.
This the most destructive fjre
that has been here In many
years. "
Last Call For Taxes:
I want to thank the good people
of Cleveland County who have
paid their taxes for bejng pro
mpt in doing so during this, the
hardest of all years. Our ex
cellent County ' Commissioners
kindiy extended the time o! my
settlement to March 1st. which
is greatly appreciated uy me as
i am sore it will be by those who
have not paid tuoir taxes. They
instruct me however, that set
tlement must be made at that
time, and that I must advertise
thereafter all properties upon
which taxes have not been paid,
I trust that all delinquents
will find it convenient to pay
their taxes before March 1st
and save me the unpleasantness
and themselves the cost of ad
vertising their property. .
Respectfully,
W. D. Lackey,
- Sheriff Cleveland Comity.
: Or. Hambright Dead.
Dr. A. F. Hambright of Grover
died Tuesday of last week at the
age of 80 years; For many years
he was the leading physician of
Grover' but retired sometime
ago on accouut of bad health.
He is survived by the widow
and five children; Misses Edith
and Mayme Hambright and O.
F., Bell, and Jake Hambright.
He was an uncle of G. F.
Hambright cf Kings Mountain.'
' , . B ...j;,;i-
W. K. Mauney gave a very
enjoyable Valentine party to the
Kings Mountain teachers Tuet
day night at the home of his
parents.Mr.and Mrs.J.S.Mauney
WE'HUY HIDES We cay the
highest uarket price for all
kinds of good hides. Costner
BrosKings Mountain, N. C.
If you are interested in a creamery for Kings Mountain be sure
to attend the meeting of the Progressive Association to night.
It Will be held at the opera house at 7:30. Mr. Stan'y Combs of
the Division of Dairy Farming will be present. The Department
has also asked Col. T. G. Wood. Industrial arid Immigration
Agent of the Southern Railway, to attend and give, us the benefit
of what he knows about the business. This bids fair to ba one of
the most important and educating meetings the Progressive Asso
ciation has had
Let everybody interested in
ritory turn out.
Executive
(Committee
to
A Meeting of the Executive
School Singing Convention is
ifi nt.' no m in. in the Herald
notice and be present.
G. G. Page, Pres. & Ex officio Chum.
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET
, Kings Mountain. N. C,
11. 2 Feb, C, 1U15.
Editor Herald:
On this day and date the teach
ers met at Sheioy in ancient,
due and solemn conclave with
Miss Meidoua Livingston, presi
dent, ex officio, and1 M. L. White,
secretary, protein, v:,,
The Lord's Prayer was recited
in concert, and it was ascertain
ed that 114 moulders of charact
er were present, the large major
ity of whom are country damsels
of tender age, while the modern
editions of Ichabod Crane were
alike cumbering the earth, draw
ing their breath and their salar
ies; with features so atrocious
they would stop a clock or turn
milk sour.
School Interest and Spirit"
was discussed by Lawton Blan-i
ton, and he inveighed against
the spirit of vandalism so preva
lent. This is evinced by defacing
school furniture, on principle
that school pi-operty belongs to
everybody in general and no one
in particular..
Base ball and basket ball were
recommended as profitable to
develop athletics, as athletics in
some form are necessary.
The motion was adopted that
no prominent speaker be invited
to' county commencement; but
full attention be given to pro.
gram.
, The date appointed is Satur
day, April 3, 1915, and the p-
ride is to "orm line of march at
10:30 a. m., starting point for
procession to be between Shelby
Baptist Church and S. A. L. R.
At 11 a,, m. Declaimers contest
for both 7th Grade and High
School; and 11:30 Spelling con
test, wards to be pronounced by-
Miss Livingston. At 12:30 is
lunch hour, - and later, School
athletics. Prizes will be awarded
for 1 mile race, 1-4 mile race and
relay race for both 7th grade
and 1 1 ;h school. School exhibits
will consist of awarding prize to
boy for 10 beBt . earn of corn;
prize to girl for best canned
goods or Work apron, and to boy
for. best ax handle. Best- exhibit
to 1 teacher school dictionary, to
2 teachers school set of books, to
3 teachers school set of maps.
Also, Roe, and Peterson offer
a fine medf 1 to' boy aid girl,
aob, for nest paper turned in.
Kings Mountain and adjacent ter
(Bailed
me el
Committee of the Union Sunday
hereby called for Tuesday, Feb.
office. Let each member take
Ur. KUttin Usoorn now gave
an intaresting lecture on teeth,
and declared they were great
factors in mental and physical
excellence.
Next, Dr. Mitchell spoke of
tuberculosis the scourge o; Jiu
man race. Dr. R. C. Ellis offer
ed some excellent ideas along tue
same line.
Next the "Mooi lighi Schools
organized uy Miss Stewart in
Kentucky were discussed bv M.
L, White, Miss Livingston. Prof.
HuBkey, Prof. Ivey V. illis, Prof.
Bumgardner, Squire D. S,
Lovelace.
W. E. White was then called
out on f.he spelling races, and
offered timely remarks in well
chosen language.
On motion the meeting then
adjourned to meet again on
March 6. 1915.
Corn Cracker
MissLianra flonk annouce,
very attractive play At The
End Of The Rainbow", graded
school Friday night.
Mr.' and Mrs. J Beverly Pat
terson left yesterday for Atlanta
where they are vitsiting her
cousin, Dr. Sage Haveln.
' Mr. Johnson Long who has
been in bad health lately has
gone to Gastonia to live with his
son, Bynuui Long.
: Mrs." Lizzie Falls of Gastonia
is visiting her mother Mrs, Kate
rails.
Rev. B. A. Culp is at Gold
Hill on business,
- A protractf d meeting will be
gin at Grace Methodist Church
Sunday. '
Esq, W. A. MaUney made a
business trip to Long Shoals
Tuesday.' .
Pastor Cole will preach at the
Cora Mill School House next
Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Gold, gold, gold, is the talk of
the town and when .the South '
em Venture Company gets fully
under way its going to put our
fUr city on such a boom as she
hasn't known before. The pro
motors are selling the : stock
right along.
Frank Weu has ' gone and
shown his sense again. He has
contracted with the Kiser Lum
ber Company to build his house
on his farm neai Bethlehem. Of
'.ate other folks have exhiuited
the same mental, ' demeanor.
They know that the Kiser Lum
ber Company manufcatures its
own doors, sashes, blinds, screen
andfotber building material and
can, therefore, do a better job
cheaper. Read their ad and give
them trial.
Many Horald readers will
greet with !ad ucchiiiii the tid
ings that the wrangle over the
rcCntract for the C:isar railroiul
has been settled ncd that work
will begin in an early date.
The contract was awarded
tuesday of last week to Messrs
XV. T. Clement Greensboro and
J. L. Hawloy of Rockingham to
huild and oquio. the J'ilroad
fi'oin Slielby to Casar, through
Lt"uin's Mill, Fallston and Bel
wooil as proscribed by law
Work will 'egin right away, in
fact Air. Clement stated before
leaving Shelby t'jat the engin
eers would in rive in ten days or
two weeks and begin surveying
andtheV'ork would be rushed
witli a view of running trains be
fore.the summer is over.
Get no money until the road
is finished.
These are only material
changes in the contract which
was signed and the one proposed
in January and circulated with
petitions in the two railroad dis
tricts. The principal objection
to the former contract was that
it permitted the issue of bonds
and the expenditure of the bond
money in the construction of the
road. This met stro-ig. objection
especially in lower Belwood-Fal
ston district, but Messrs Clem
ent and Iiawley eraced this ob
jection by offering to build and
equip the road and not ask for
a cent of the bnod money until
it is complete and in operation.
It was the understanding of
many of the people in the rail-
oad districts that the bonds
would not be turned over until
tho road was,. -completed, hence
their objection to the former
proposition, but this big object
ion was entirely overcome in the
new proposition which ,as sign
ed. The matter as to when the
bonds should be delivered caus
ed much discussion and the cir
culation of counter petitions.
Nearly 500 signed the petitions
which the commissioners sent
out in January authorizing them
to accept the Hawley-Cleir.ent
Droposition as then made to turn
over the bonds as tlm work pro
grossde on the road, provided
no better proposition was made
them by Feb. 2nd from any
source. Several petitions, con;
trary to this circulated and
3igned by between 200 and 300.
The petitions were worded differ
ently out hau the same purpose
in view. One was from the citi
zens of the Casar district asking
the commissioners to hold the
bond money in trust until : th.
railroad is completed. Another
was not to allow bonds to be sold
until the road is built and rolling
stock put on. Another was that
no action be taken now or for at
least 30 or 60 days for three
reasons(l)the citizens oppose
turning over bonds until . the
railroad is . completed;
2) investigation is on looking to
the construction of an -electric
road which would give at least
three trains daily each way
which petitioners favors; (3 be
cause' ol impraetibility of road
building in February, on accaont
of the weather. . ' '
Hawley and Clement arrived
on Monday. They had been ' in
formed that there
objection to
using the bond money in the oonA
struction of the road and asked
to make arrangements to -overcome
this if possible. They met
with the several :com!nitt:em'n
Adam Hovis of Oak Crove,
section was in to,vn Tiiesii:i,,' to
have his knee sewed up where
ho had stMck hi axe Th - wound
was. about an inch ion;;.
Dr. T. V. MaiT, pastor of T. in
ii y Methodist Church .1 Char
lotte has been cngawd li.y I'.isuv
Cole of tho local Melh'idisl
cluircn to conduct an evi'.i.e
listic campaign le're i: L;..ii-r ti ; -;
March 1 1th.
Mr. und Miw. P. I. Be!.;.
went to Gastonia Tt'osda.. .
Sain, the 18 months old iii '
Mr. and Mrs. L P. Allen
Kannapolis, was brought Iieiv.
for burial Tuesday. Mr. Allen
was for several years iu the em
ploy of the Kings MutinM,..
liolier Mill but lett here :tl ''
six years ago. Kev. Air. uii ai.
of Kannapolis came with il. 1
funeral party and conduc-v,
the funeral services.
Mr. and Mrs B. R. Willc-ford
of Greenville, S. C. visited -his
Mother, Mrs. Dora Bell Willu-
ford here Sunday.
('listener Brothers are mov
ing their harness anl repuir
shop from the Mauiiey ware
house to the building on Mount
ain street formorlv occupied bv
the Chinese T aundry.
Mr. and Mrs John Medcaf
and Miss Etta Farmer of Besse
mer City visited Mr. J. T. David
son Saturday night und Sun
day. R. T. Cansler is Ftonni? his
stock of 5 & 10 cent goods up
stairs for fie spring and sum
mer. He is now lipping to go to
the Panama Exposition.
E. W. Hord has resigned tis
shop foreman for the Kiser
Lumber Co, and will i;o into
business lor himself Ho lignrcs .
on opening up a shop in the
brick building near Ricili.rdson'ti
stable. Mr. Hord was with the
Kiser Lumber Co, when the
whistle blew the first time irid
the first wheei' turned some
seven years ago.
We call attention to the half
Page add of Kuester Low C
of Charlotte in" this issue of the
Herald.
from the two districts, and tho
county at large Monday mgnt
and reshaped their proportion,
agreeing to build and eqmp tile
road before receiving the oocd
money, and lay new rails weigh
ing not less than 00 pounds pr
foot. The first contract left It
optional With the builders wheth
er they would use new or relay
rails. ; The committee having
heard these changes which re-,
moved all objection from.- thet
peoqle in upper Cleveland who
really want a railroad, recom
mended to the comuiisslouei'i
hat they accept the proposition.
This recommendation was sign
ed by P. L. Peelerfor the Fals
ton Belwood district, G. W. D.,
Peeler for the Oasar dfstrict and
attested by Zeo Mull, secretary.
Messrs. Bwyster and Elam
have bee working on at'
proposition to submit to , build "
either a ysteam or electi ic rod,
but they were not ready Tuesday
to su'TUitt anything. ,
TWe contract is long and
dritwn ont and not of special
ipfterest to many readers; we will
Wherefore, not reproduce ' it.
Suffice it to say that JH Covers
the proposition "' thoroughly as
outlined above and is signed by, -
H, T. Fulton, chairman, for the
1xard
of Coiuinissiouci.