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Vol. 13 No. 19
' Kings Mountain, N CV Thursday; JulyX 1910.
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THE GRIM REAPER'S TOLL
fftOMINilNT KINGS MOUNTAIN
v- fcAPX DIED IN 6A8T0NIA
Mm. W. 'Had Hmte-Artimr LaT-
i I. LSnjiA-HKWm.&alg-H,
V.. llnetcrjr AHaredeid.
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': ' ' ,Miw. Mary P. Murphy, widow
lot the late Dr, J. E.' Murphy r,f
;.thl place, died Tbursaayat the
borne ot her daughter, JMrs.
Moses Mauney, of' Gas ton! a.
Tftongh practically , an Invalid
for uie past two years she - was
apparently ljut little if any worgf
- : Ctrn Meat a fe"iinte before
she dipd. 'Mrs.. Maunoy had been
. out.of the room only a.fe w min
utes wleii she heard her motlirr
fall and, gni::g at onee to Iter
bedside, foun'l ht she had. at
"ftempted to get up audi had fallen
' - dead on the floor. She was sub
ject to heart (attare and bier phy-
' siciau staled that her death was
duetotat can He. ,
' ' . Deceased was 80 years old the
, , last March. She was a native ol
. Gaston county, having been born
; I a the Beaverdam section. -She
- ' was a daughter of th kte Jacob
.- nudisill. Her husband. Dr." J.
j-' 15. Murphy, wbQ was for many
.jrtu a . prominent , practkinK
' jjhybleiaa of the Deaverdadi sec
V lion ami later of 'Kings '.Mouit
. Bin. died la 1831.-'; ' ': 'C
fcUe Is survived V by t"6
daughters, MrsV Con 'Oates of
Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Moses
', Mauney of Gastonta, aad one
. b-oiher, Jacob Rsdisill, in- the
Z Ucaverdam section. 'Since" the
. ljath of hir husband Mrs. Mur.
. phy has da voted her time, be-1
' twepn her two daughters here
and at Gastonia.
Sne was member nf the
" Kiu(s Mountain - L u thr an
church. Her ostor, ev. bas.
lv. Hell, coaductefl the lunerwl
t etvices,at Loig Creek ctiuetery
r Friday aftorsoon where the 'rc-
jnaios vere laid to rest. -
KINGS MTN. FIXES GOAL
SETS A PACE OTHERS WOULD DO
' WELL TO FOLLOW
CtTY OF BEV0LUT10NA8T I1STISCT10M"
Charlotte 0Brvcr gives Kings Mount
ain a big stnd off pn account of .
contributioa
Gastoiiia's datb list tt8 recoi-d-d
in Friday's Gosette; ' .:
Gastonia was greatly saddened
- srhen the news was passed from
on'i W another early , yesterday
morning that Mrs. Rosalio Mor
ris, wife of Mr. W. Mack MArris
:, had died at 3 o'clock. . yesterdav
. . imornlog in 'the. City ' Hospital.
. 'While the news of her death was
1 o altogethec anexijeiited. It
tiaving, been .knownall - day
- Wednesday hat ho li fe h ung in
the balance,' lt-wii' nevertheless
' hocking,to the" great nurabr' 6t
i peowlo who kow an loved her:
M ra. ilay Relnhardt .Boyd ,
aged abouC SO years; died ,' 'ii 5
o'clock .this morning at her hoU'C
at Maiden, Catawba county .'r '
rtliur, the-16-yoar;old 'son of
1 'Mr and Mrs, R.-P.:: Lay, died
' Sunday after an Illness of only
few days with meningitis.. .'
- - Mr. IV L. Smith died rather
.suddeni)-at. the home, of b'!
.daiigliier, Mrs. Lee Mauney, 'on
- .Clav slfeeti yestei-day afternoon
. ,nt 6 o'(1oc. -4tiihJii-"
-Eollnjwlng lingering- illness"
sP'ras&i -months sd sftor hen
Kf had bng for days by a . very
slender' thread, MrB.r Hernice
Williams Craig, the yonrig-wife
-of W C'hrles M Craig, passed
""vis,,llo; 0 dock Taes-
- ' At ft o'clock' Wednesday after
r a at his home-on West Airline
'. v nne Hr. Henry 'Miles Line
Lerfr, one of' Gaston county's
' ' t, ; ! best-known : eit!irns,
' tin i' r"M of . sev-
Kings Mountain Axis the goal.
That's what the Charlotte Ob
server has to say about us.
Thit city of Revolutionary ilia-
Sti'iction, etc." If Charlotte
would keep In closer touch with
us she would find that we are fix-.
iog lots of thing. Here is what
the Observe! had to sp.y nbout
our contribution to the Wilson
campaign fund; .
Fifti -three Joyal ani enthu
siastic Democratic ' voters of
Kings Mount lip, th ;t fam'J.uw
town of Keyolgtionar.'; distinct
ion, where the tide of battle was
turned against Lprd Cjinwallis,
mating ppssible the piwent
United States of America, have
rallied to auother cause tli re
election of Wood row Wilson as
President. .
The Observer has received
from P. DJiling, Srst vice-presi
dent of the Khr-in Mouut.iln Pro
gressive Association, a check for
53, representiiig contributions
of $1 each from 53 of the leading
buslcess men of .that tow u all
Democrats to the Woodrow Wil
son Campaign Fund being rais
ed in North and gonth Carolina
by Jhe Observe'". .After giving
a list of the" contributors, Mr.
Dilliug Adis;. - .
- Witlj this contribution we con
tribu.ted JO -young men .la" thu
State ,-Guara" and will furnish
more if recessary.' n
"That's real loyaltyi ?
-' ''Woney , Snl meH a tow n V
best assets ennJwcomplish what
notblhjr cJse-can do, j
"Kings Mountain has shown
its nettle and has set a pace that
should stir the patriotism of eve
ry town and cfty in the Caro'inas.
''tarneHus,-;t3harlotteV little
neighbor ir. the upper end of
Meeklenhurg County, set a pace
last week with' the first commu
nity contribution.. Kings Mtn.
eaught the luirit a jd has lixed a
goal that many ' other blaoes of
m o r e - ambitious proportions
would do well to reach. If they
pass it Bo mnch the better." ;
OCT. 7TH. MASS MEETING x
THURSDAY NIGHT
There will be a mass meeting:
at the opera house Thursday night
July 6th. fcr the purpose of adopt
ing a Constitution and By-Faws
of The Battle of Kings Mountain
Memorial Association and the fur
ther consideration of plans for Uie
Seventh of October Celebration.
Everybody invited arid urged to be
present
W. A . Ridenhour, Pres. .
SOPT. AND TREASURER'S REPORT
GIVES FIGURES
v .
10,352 SCHOOL CHILDREN III COUNU
. Be sure to read the back page.
MR. AND MBS. UAED1.H MOVE TOSJiELSf
Mr. and Mra. Harris Hardin
are expected to arrive here toduj
or torilorh) from' Hickory to
make this their . fut'ire . home.
M ri Hardin Iim purchased a half
intei'MsVlQ l.-B'Murry's print
hop which will be opoued Mon
day, He and Miss Dilling of
Kings Mountain were married
about two weeks ago. Clove-
land'3tar.''-I-Sj' Si-
Hit WILUJOI IULLENDEB BIES
Another old veteran bis fallen.
Mr. William Hulieuder was found
dead In bed Saturday morning at
the home of bis son-ic-aw, Mr.
Foster," At Johnstown. He was
a toldier of the: Sixties being
about 75 years old' His wi!e pre-,
ceded him to the grave a lew
uoonths. ago, ,; c t. , : ,-.
Look over that- Ions list qf fine
city property on th back page
offered for sale by the"" .Kings
EAST KINGS MTN. ITEMS
Mm. Lau.-a Hetcina Ford died
at her home in East Kings Moun
tain Wednesday morning, June
26, 1Q1Q. She was a daughter
of John Jacob and Elizabeth Jane
Harmon, born November 29,
1876, 'n C'evjland county, near
Kir.gs Mountain. Etrly in life
she rave her heart to God and
joined the M. E. Church South,
of which she was a loyal member
until March 1912, when she con
nected herself with the M. E,
Church, and- there remained a
consiWit "hnmbor till death.
In October, 15)02, she was mar
ried to Mr. Earnest Ford.
this union there were born eight
children, seven of .whom a:-o
still living, the youngest only
six weexs old aV its mother's
death, r
. The luneral was held -Thursday
afternoon at Grace M. - E,
church, of which she was, a
member, in the presence of a
large number of relatives and
friends who came to pay. their
last tribute of respect to her
remaiis, Rev B, A. Cnlu. her
pastor, offi'iidting.
Mrs, Ford took groat pride in
reading her Bible, and Sunday
morning ic was her. de-nuht to
arrange the children fov Sunday
School. . She was a reat believ
er, in prayer, and invited her
pastor into her home to pre
with her and tho family.:
Her body was laid to rest iu
the Mountain Rest cemetery . to
await the voice of the general
resurrection. ; .
Our enamy i put to shame,
Hie nhort-livea triumph o'er;
Oar God is with us, we exclaim, -
We fear our foe no more. ,
Fearless we lay Us lA the tomb,
And sleep the night away,
If thou art there to break the gloom
And ca1! us back to day.
Mr. A, B, Smith and family of
Misonheimel', N, C.; who have
bben visiting Mr. Smitn's sick
mother for the past week, .left
for their home Saturday morn
Mis. Smith appears to be slight
ly improved at this .writing.
' ' CARD OF THANKS.
I take this method to express
to mv friends 'and neighbors my
heartfelt thanks for the sympa
thy and he'pfuln jss shnwa roe
and my little, children - in - the
sickness and Heath of m v wife.
B. E. Foid.
- Mr, Ralph Howserho enlist
ed in the hospital corps for serv
ice in Mexico was rejected on
account of under weight and bad
eyes. SomeoC the "ether, boys
from -here were rejected for 'one
cauffl or 4n'o(ber..: .
ANNUAL REPORT OF CITY
In this Issue of the Herald ap
pears the annual report of the
treasurer of the town of Kinits
Mountain, By reference to this
report each taxpayer can readily
see where tho town pets its rev
enue and foi what purpose it is
used. ..This is right. Eyory per
son who pays taxes for the sup
port of tn j city government has
a right to know just what goes
with. his money. The city gov
ernment is a public business and
the mayor, and commissioners
are public servants and tho peo
ple are entitled to s detailed ac
count of the procedure of the
business. By reference to Page
2971, Section 2973, Pell's Revis
al 1908, we read, "The comm'S'
siouers sha'l annually publish
an accurate statement of the tax
es le vied and cpUectjd in . the
town, together with a statement
of the amount expended by them
and for what ourpose. And any
board of commissions failing
to comply with this section shall
forfeit and pay one linndred dol
lars to any persou who will sue
foi same."
Upon investigation1 you will
tin 1 that the town's finances are
in good condition. And we be
lieve that the tax money has been
wisely used. We call especial
attention to the water aad light
departments which show a net
profit of over $900 after giving
the town the ctrcet lights.
Cottou blooms are coming in.
The first reported opened on the
farm of Mr. John McMuirav on
Route 8. The same day Mr, Ad
am Hovis of Oak Groye had some
opcr . Miss Ethel Davis sent us
one that looked os if it opened
Thursday. She lives with her
mother and sisters ou the J, L.
Mauney farm just north of town.
Mr. Jim Smith of Route. 1 also
had blooms Thursday, ' Soue
folks have blooms and some have
gras. : The folks who , were
lncky enough to get their cotton
up ami aheid of the wet watber
and grass have it in pretty good
shape, but those whose cotton
and grafts came up together or
the prass ahead, of the -cotton
have seen no easy time and most
of them have but very little brag
cotton. The favorablo wetther
last week, however,, pulled some
some of oar best farmers .out of
the hole- - ' Sl "
' ATTENDED FUNERAL IN GASTOKIA ,
' Mrs. E. P, Rankin attended
the funewilv of .Mrs jW.Mack
Mo;ris in Castonja Friday" '
Value of school prorty Number of
schools- Buildings d equipment
TeachersX
Tho reports of the county'Rup-
erintendent and the couut.
treasurer to tlie county Board of
Kducation showed our school to
bo in a hculthv and growing coj
dition. The enrollment was 200
more than last year, and the av
erage attendance was 738 more
lhaa last year.
Below is a summary of the two
reports: Value of school property
including Shelby and Kings Mtn.
$106,600 00: Fald for new houses
J3-I26 71; paid-for iepwrs$607.21;
paid for teaching and sutler is
ion $$41211.87; paid, for wood,
interest, on Waco bonds, rent, in
surance, loan fund, desks, stoves,
and libraries $3104,98; paid, for
institutes, bond election at Gro
ver, printing, and club work
$623 91 ; .paid for ttkiug census,
treasurer's commission.- mileage
and Per Diem of counly . board,
and taxes refunded $1671.30.
Total spent for all purposes
$53108.89: Total receipts from all
sources $57394.70, Balance $4
285.90. The balance includes the
remainder of the bond monpy of
Grover, and $300.00 sinking fund
for Waco.
Some statistical reports: Aver
age term of white schools 111
days; average term in tax dis
tricts 132 days; average term out
sido of tax districts 100 days; 55
schools are equipped with r,ah-nl
deskf ; 5 2 have libraries; 50
schools have painted houses, li
braries, and patent desks. No.
7 is the ouly township in the
county in which evory school
has a painted house, patent dusks
and a library..
Report of the teachers; There
are 170 white teachers, 41 mon
and 126 women; 39 held first
grade certificates and 31 second
grade; 68 teachers work in tax
districts, 81 have normal train
ing and 39 have some col lege
training; 76 : have taught the
same school for the past two
years; 68 have taught the same
school for the past three years:
33 have taught in tho same
school for the past four years.
Census, Enrollment and At
tendance:
White census 8749, boys 4502,
girl8.4247; colored census 2213:
boys 1162, girls 1051; . total cen
sus 10902: white enrollment 6"22,
boys"3540 girls 3382: colored en
rollment 1588, boys 791, girls 797,:
total enrollment 8550; average
attendance for whites 5356, boys
5598. girls 2658: for colored 1156.
boys 561, girls f95., ' :. ' 1
MEETS WITH" 'BONG ' SPRING?
BAPTIST CHcJ
W EXCELLENT PROGfUM ISlRMNGll
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Special addresses by Hon, Qyde R. Hoey
J. T. Bowman and B. E. Roach
Report of State Convention.-
The fourth quarterly meetiiiu
of the Baraqa Philalhea Union
ot tnis county will be . held on
Sunday. Jnltr 0. n t. Rnillm
' i - -
Sprmgs.
PROGRAM
10 a. mw-Song by the choir.
Union called to. order, by tii
President. -V
Solo OUie Sktoner.
Welcome Address J- Y, Ham. '
rick..
Song by Mt1'v&ic"a'i,cboiV,";"
lesix"fce to Welcome Jtlrs. '
Geo. A. V'ovie.
Duet Ollie Skinner and Aauil.
la Lovelace. v
Echoes from ,the Convention--
Mrs. R. E. Ware,' '-
Song By Mt. Sinai choir.
Report -from the Convention.
Miss Meldonna Livingston.
Limitations of the Sunday,
School Teacher J. T. Eiowmau.
Dinner.
1:00 p.. m.. Song by differentt',
choirs,
Admission of new classes;,
liollxaUaiid report of classes.
Selection , by Cliffside quartet.
Address by Hon. ClyJo R.
Hoey.
Selection . by Boiling -Springs
quartet.
Baraca Classes and our. Younrr
Men B, E.;Itoaoh..
Song by. M t.- Sinai- choir. -Untiuialmd.
business.
Place of next meeting.
Reading of minutes.
Collection.
Song.
Benediction..
BIG SAL Eat Anton's aU week,
MR. f. K BAKER 60ES TO ATLANTA
Mr. F.. A. Baker, recent giad-
uate of the A. &.- M College, left
Saturday for Atlanta where - he
has a position with the. Southern
Bell .Telephone Co. The posi
tion not only carries a goot1 sal
ary but affords a special training
in the engineering department
of the telephone business.
"We call attention . toj Anton
Brothers sale- which- goes on all
this week.'. Their big ad appears
Willis issue oj the Hl Mds ;,Read
it ift's on the back page. -
COUNTY SOU SURVEY
Washington, D. C The North
Carolina Department .ot Agri
culture and tho North Carolina
Expiriment Station will co-op-
crate this seasun with the U. S.
Department of Agriculture iu
soil suryeys, of -Stanley, Cleve
land and Orange counties. Thu
work will be begun in, the near
future, it. is expected. Under
the' co-operative arrangement
adopted for these soil surveys,
each institution pays the salaries,
aqd expenses of , lti own men,
while the. Federal , Government
bears the. expense pf inspecting
the. work an& puhUshipg the
report for, each county.
This report will be accompan
ied by a largo map showing in
colors the location of the various,
kinds of sois with reference to
roads, schools, churches, water- -courses
and -other, .features cf
the county. The nature of the
soils, their ade.ptabiliiy for var
ious, crops a n d suggestions
f o r , the . most advantageous
use of fertilizers will also be dis
cussed a detail, tottether ' with -foil
information on existing ag-'
riculturial conditjns. Se.vert.1
DKt'Up wijj bo required to, pre-'
pare the report a.ndjmap,, after
the survey has been completed.
A'MrJ. Amithjand daufcLiter,
Misa Paullpi and Miss UaHo'use,
of3arey', N. C., are visiting at
Re.; WR. Beash's.- Mr SuhU
is Mrs. Beach s sister.