OLD FORT NEWS
VOLUME III
A _ OLD FORT, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930 NUMBER 21
THE OLD FORT NEWS
The Old Fort News is pub
I lished each week in connection
with the Marion Progress.
MISS GERTRUDE DULA,
Editor and Business Manager.
A NEWSPAPER OF GREAT
HISTORICAL INTEREST)
Thadius Bradley is the owner of a
newspaper, handed down through
his family, which is of particular in
terest to note at this time, since the
sheet was devoted principally to the
accounts of the death and burial of
Gen. George Washington, whose
death took place a few weeks before
the printing of this paper.
The four page published at King
ston, (Ulster Co.), on January 4th,
1S00, was known as "Ulster County
Gazette" and published by Samuel
Freer and son. A large part of the
paper is heavily bordered in black in
token of the passing of the great
statesman and President.
Another valuable and interesting j
newspaper in Mr. Bradley's posses-:
sion is a copy of The World, publish-1
ed in New York April 30th, 1889, j
and is a copy of the last edition of |
tne centennial i^xtra, the occasion
being the one hundredth birthday
of the constitutional government of
the United States of America.
This paper has broad bands of red |
and blue against the white, symbolic j
of the National colors, and it con- S
tains interesting accounts of the j
nation's jubilee anniversary. The I
following verses are selected from j
Whittier's poem "The Vow of Wash-j
ington," which was his tribute to j
the centennial occasion, and publish-;
ed in this edition.
The Vow of Washington
"The sword'was sheathed; in April's :
sun
Lay green the fields by Freedom;
won;
And several sections, weary of de
bates,
Joined hands at last and were
United States.
Oh. city sitting by the sea!
How proud the day that dawned on
thee;
When the new era, long desired,
began
And in its need the hour had found
the man!
How felt the land in every part
The strong throb of a nation's heart j
As its great leader gave with rever
ent awe
His pledge to Union, Liberty and
and Law!
That pledge the heavens above him
heard
That vow the sleep of centuries j
stirred;
In world-wide wonder listening peo- j
pies bent,
Their gaze on Freedom's great ex- i
periment." j
M'DOWELL CLUB ORGANIZED j
AT THE ASHEVILLE NORMAL >
McDowell county girls attending:
the Asheville Normal have organized j
a club which will be called the Mc-;
Dowell County Club, with Miss Be-!
tha Plymale faculty advisor. The!
members of the club enjoyed a Val-|
entine party Monday evening, Feb.!
10th, given in Pease House parlor.
After an hour of wholesome fun,
lemonade, cakes and heart candy
were served.
^ .Those present were Misses Mae '
^?6ss, Helen Hammitt and Faye Dix-;
on, of Marion; Cumile Biddix, Sallie
and Nora Padgette, of Pleasant Gar-!
dens; Arwyn Steppe, Nelle Allison, j
Clara McKoy, Athlean and Florine
Williams, of Old Fort; Helen Bright, j
of Glen Alpine (member by re- •
quest).
STILLS DESTROYED j
On Jan. 8th ^nd 17th two blockade
stills were destroyed on Curtis Creek
east of Old Fort. Three thousand j
gallons of beer and 10 gallons of ;
whiskey were destroyed at these1
-tills by the deputies, C. L. Tate and I
Taylor Green. On Feb. 5th a still
with four barrels of beer was de-1
-troyed on Garrett's Creek by C. L.!
Tate and Horace Burgin. Feb. 11th |
a still on Mill Creek and 10 barrels j
^ >f beer was destroyed.
Charley Gurley was arrested re-J
cently for having five pints of whis
key in his possession.
Blithe Dorcas Bible Class of the
MRthodist Church bet with Mrs. Ben j
^\llison on Wednesday afternoon
Plans were suggested in regards to |
the meetings, and it was decided
that a chapter in the Bible would
be studied and discussed at each
meeting. The class will meet with j
Mrs. Lennie Kanipe in March.
ORIGINAL LAND GRANT OF
1784 DONATED TO D. A. R.
MUSEUM AT WASHINGTON
Mr. John A. Lowery of Old Fort
has presented to the Daughters of
the American Revolution an old
Land Grant of 1784 for their muse
um in Washington, D. C.
An article in regard to this land
grant was published in a Winston
Salem paper last October and at
tracted the attention of a member
of he D. A. R. who wrote Mr. Low
ery in regard to donating the land
grant to the organization for their
museum.
The Winston-Salem paper gives
the following description of the
grant:
"John A. Lowery, of Old Fort, a
former resident of this section, has
been spending several days here vis
iting relatives. Mr. Lowery kas in
his possession the original papers
whereby his grandfather's sister be
came the owner of BOO acres of
land in the eastern section of For
syth, near Kernersville. The grant
was issued in November, 1784, by
Alexander Martin, whose offices
were located in 'New Bern, and the
papers show his title to be 'Esquire,
Uur Governor, Capt. General and
Commander in Chief.'
"The writing on the ancient paper
is easily read. The paper grants to
Isabel Lowery, '300 acres on the
headwaters of Haw River' and de
scribed as 'beginning at a post oak
at the Guilford county boundary
line, running 47% chains to a black
jack, south 43% chains to a post
oak, thence south 22% chains to a
Moravian line; thence east with said
line 40 chains to the Guilford line;
12 chains 75 lengths to the begin
ning, and containing her planta
tion.' For this 300 acres Isabel Low
ery paid 50 shillings for each 100
acres, or $18.75 for the 300 acres.
Attached to the papers is a pencil
sketch of the plot, showing the
boundary lines, and the name of the
surveyor, Charles McAnally, and
the two chain carriers, Joseph Piatt
and W. H. Phillips. Also attached
to the document by a piece of tape
is the official seal of North Carolina,
this seal being in beeswax with a lin
en covering each side.
"Mr. Lowery states that his
grandfather lived to be 101 years
old and was a soldier in the Revo
lutionary War. The property re
mained in the possession of the Low
ery family until a few years ago."
Mr. Lowery has_ received the fol
lowing letter from Mrs. Samuel,
Jackson Kramer, Curator General
N.S., D. A. R., of Washington, D. C.,
thanking him for the gift:
"My dear Mr. Lowery: Mrs. Pul
ler brought us yesterday the inter
esting and valuable gift that you
have made to our museum, the ori
ginal Land Grant, 1784. We very!
much appreciate your generosity in I
giving it up to us, and I thank you, j
not only in my own name but in that ]
of the National Society, Daughters I
of the American Revolution."
FUNERAL OF J. A. TREXLER
HELD IN SALISBURY
I. L. Caplan and sons, Ike and!
Mai-ley, attended the funeral servi- j
ces of J. A. Trexler of Salisbury on
Thursday. Mr. Trexler, who is an
uncle of Mr. Caplan, died on Feb.
10th in West Palm Beach, Fla. He
was a former resident of Old Fort
and had a host of friends at this
place who were greatly shocked at
his sudden death while visiting in
that city.
Mr. Trexler is survived by his
widow and eight children, five sons
and three daughters: Bruce D. Trex
ler, of Greenville, S. C.; Floyd Trex
ler, of Danville, Va.; Clarence Trex
ler, of China Grove, N. C.; Carum
Trexler, of Spencer; Edwin Trexler,
of Salisbury; Mrs. Josephine Allen,
of Danville, Va.; Mrs. Tillie Jones,
of Salisbury, and Miss Pauline Trex
ler, of Salisbury.
The funeral services were conduc
ted at the home by the Rev. Ryan of
the Baptist Church, assisted by the
Rev. Lingle of Lutheran Church of
Salisbury. Interment was made in
the Chestnut Hill cemetery.
MRS. NOLAN ENTERTAINS
Mrs. A. V. Nolan entertained the
Sewing Club of Old Fort at her home
in Marion last Wednesday afternoon
After an hour of enjoyable work a
ielightful salad course was served
iy the hostess. Those attending were
Mrs. H. C. Marley, Mrs. W. W. Le-j
Fevre, Mrs. G. W. Ledbetter, Mrs.
3. B. Smithey, Mrs. I. L. Caplan,
Mrs. Henry Fisher, Mrs. Flemming
Snipes, Mrs. J. L. Nichols, Mrs. D.
A.. Silver, and Mrs. Will Rowe.
Frank Allen of Asheville visited J
-elatives in Old Fort Sunday.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Steppe of
Black Mountain were visitors in Old
Fort Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Burgin had as din
ner guests on Sunday Carl Kerlee
and family of Black Mountain.
Mrs. W. Long of Marion was a
visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Miss Geneva Early had as her
guest last Sunday Miss Mabel Un
derwood of Asheville.
Miss Katherine Finch spent Sun
day in Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lail of Asheville
were in Old Fort Sunday.
Mrs. J. L. Lackey, who is ill in an
Asheville hospital, is improving rap
idly.
Roy McDaniel of Elk Park spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. McDaniel.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burgin of
Graham spent the week-end with
relatives here.
J. B. McKinley of Gaffney, S. C„
tvas a visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Clyde Miller, Sr., who has been in
Florida several weeks, returned
home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Padgett visi
ted relatives in Old Fort last Sun
day.
Miss Blanche Brinkley of Geln
Alpine spent the week-end with her
aunt, Mrs. T. L. Fuller.
Henry Fisher made a business
trip to Marion Tuesday.
Mrs. F. Franklin of Morganton
was a visitor in Old Fort Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Bradley, who has been
ill with flu and pneumonia, is slow
ly improving.
Mrs. Robie Harding is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan,
in Asheville.
Mrs. Geo. Hyams, who has been
ill with a severe cold the past two
weeks, is greatly improved.
Amos Crippen has returned to Old
Fort after spending two weeks in
Daytona Beach, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nichols were
visitors in Old Fort Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stone and son
Sammie spent Saturday in Asheville.
Mrs. J. R. Crawford has returned
home after spending a week in Spar
tanburg as the guest of her daugh
ter, Mrs. C. C. Wyche.
Mrs. J. M. Charles had as her
guest on last Monday Mrs. Edna
Gage Morrow of Marshall.
Attending the Eastern Star meet
ing last Monday evening were Mrs.
P. D. Mangum, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Melton, Mrs. Chas. Barnes, Mrs. Es
sie B. Kincaid and Mrs. W. F. Grant,
all of Marion.
I. H. Greene of Asheville was a
visitor in Old Fort on Saturday.
Mrs. W. W. LeFevre spent Thurs
day at Beaver Lake, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. P. P. Ball.
Mr.;. D. W. Adams and children
were visitors in Marion Saturday.
Dr. J. B. Johnson and F. M. Brad
ley attended the Bankers Conven
tion which was held at the George
Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville on
Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Club will celebrate
Washington's Birthday on Saturday
night, Feb. 22, with a colonial party
at the club rooms.
Mrs. Katie Lee Justice and daugh
ter, Katherine. are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry C. Fisher.
Miss Nancy Miller of Montreat
Normal spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mil
ler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harris visited
relatives near Spartanburg on last
Sunday, Mrs. Harris remaining for
a week's visit before returning to
Old Fort.
"The Cavalier of Tennessee", an
interesting historical novel, will be
found on the shelves of the Old
Fort Public Library. Miss Mary Will
Greene, assistant librarian, states
that 67 books were loaned on Satur
day, Feb. 1st, and 71 on Feb. 8th.
The library is open on Saturday af
ternoons.
Old Fort friends of Mrs. Janie
Reid were much concerned over a
report of an automobile accident in
which Mrs. Reid was injured, but
seriously. She sustained several min
or cuts on the head for which she re
ceived treatment at the Greensboi-o
Hospital, which was nearest the
place where the automobile went off
the embankment into the water.
Special services were held a.'; the
Baptist Church Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock for the men of Old Fort.
The song service was conducted by
Mr. Seth Perkins, Y. M. C. A. loader
of Asheville. The address was deliv
ered by Mr. N. F. Casper, superin
tendent of the Asheville division of
the Southern Railway, who is an ac
tive layman of the Presbyterian
Church.
MRS. MILLER ENTERTAINS
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller and
Mrs. Nancy Kimball delightfully en
tertained a number of guests on Sat
urday evening with a Valentine par
ty. The living room was attractively
decorated with a red and white color
scheme, conformity of design being
carried out in the heart-shaped sand
wiches and cakes which were a part |
of the delicious salad course served j
at the end of an evening of varied j
entertainment. Several readings
were given by Miss Nancy Miller,
following which instrumental num
were offered by the Misses Elizabeth
and Edna Lipe playing first and sec
ond violin, accompanied by their
mother at the piano, and vocal selec
tions by Miss E. Rowe Grady and !
Miss Lenore Keatley. Tables for}
bridge and hearts were arranged for j
the latter part of the evening's en-1
tertainment.
The guests included: Mr. and Mrs.1
Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. Lipe and;
family, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson,1
Mr. and Mrs. Ben LeFevre and!
daughter, Miss Mary Burgin, Miss!
Katherine Finch, Miss Edith Rowe
Grady, Miss Gertrude Dula, Miss
Lenore Keatley, Miss Nancy Miller,
Robert Wilkinson, Clyde Miller, Jr..
and G. Kimball Miller.
OLD FORT CHAPTER EASTERN
STAR HOLDS SPECIAL MEET
On last Monday evening at 7:30 j
o'clock the Old Fort Chapter of the!
Eastern Star held a special meeting j
in <the Masonic Hall, with 23 mem
bers and seven visitors present.
At this meeting Mrs. Edna Gage
Morrow, district Deputy Grand Mat
ron of the 12th District, paid the
Chapter her official visit for the year
Visitors were present from Ashe
ville, Swannanoa, Biltmore, Black
Mountain and Marion chapters. Ev
eryone pronounced this as one of the
best meetingsever held in the chap
ter room. After the business meeting
delicious refreshments were served
by the refreshment committee.
OLD FORT, SILOAM, OAKDALE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
M. E. Hansel, Minister.
Old Fort: Sunday School 10 a. m.
Children's worship services 11a. m.
Christian Endeavor Society 6:15 p.
m. Public worship with sermon by
the pastor, 7 p. m. Wednesday
prayer meeting 7:30 p. m.
Siloam: Sunday School 2 p. m.,!
public worship 3 p. m.
Oakdale: Sundav School 2 p. m.
.
The public is cordially invited to j
all these services.
E. D. Rix of Edgefield, S. C-,!
spent the week-end with his family!
in Old Fort.
Special
CHICKEN DINNER!
ON SUNDAY j
With Vegetables, Deserts
and the best of Coffee
50c. |
Why bother to cook? You will |
enjoy a dinner at
The B. and J. Cafe
OLD FORT, N. C.
NEXT TO POST OFFICE
LAND FOR SALE
Whereas under date of October J
6th, 1925, J. M. Mashburn and wife,
Effie S. Mashburn, executed and de
livered to J. L. Nichols, Trustee, for
the Bank of Old Fort, a certain
Deed of Trust securing an indebted
ness of $3,000 due eight months
after date, which Deed of Trust is
recorded in Book 28 page 278 Mc
Dowell County Mortgage Deed Rec
ords, and whereas there has been de
fault in the payment of said indebt-j
edness at maturity:
Now therefore, under and by'
virtue of the power of sale contain- j
ed in said Deed of Trust, the under
signed will, at the courthouse door
in Marion, McDowell County, N. C.,
on Monday, the 3rd day of March,
1930, at twelve o'clock noon, j
offer for sale to the highest bidder j
for cash, for the purpose of satisfy
ing said indebtedness, the following
described piece parcel and tract of
land, lying and being in McDowell:
County, N. C.:
2nd Tract: Being lots No. 7 and »8'
in Block "K" in the Town of Old
Fort, N. C., bounded on the north
by Main Street, on the E. by Spring j
Street, on the S. by Railroad Street, i
and on the W. by the lands of the j
late G. B. Thomasson: Beginning on
a stake on Main Street, a corner be- j
tween Thomasson and Jones, and;
runs S. 30 E. 153 feet to a stake on
Railroad Street, thence N. 75 E.,
DOES COST OF TRANSPORTATION
INFLUENCE YOUR CHOICE
OF A CAR?
Mr. Ged. W. Bryson of Bryson-Snyder
Company drove to Ohio recently, travel
ing 652 miles. Cost for gas and oil was
$7.70. Number of occupants, three. The
car that he drove was a Chevrolet Sedan.
See our display and ask for a demon
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Old Fort, N. C.
OUR 1930 CHRISTMAS CLUB
IS NOW OPEN
Join now in one of our classes ranging
from 10c to $10.00, payable each week,
and have your Christmas Money all
ready next year.
It's not what you earn that makes you
rich, but what you SAVE.
THE BANK OF OLD FORT
OLD FORT, N. C.
J. S. BRADLEY, Pres. F. M. BRADLEY, Cashier
P. H. MASHBURN, Vice-Pre..
For One Week
One lot of Felt Hats on Table No. 1
@ $1.00.
On Table No. 2 Stylish Felt Hats
at Less than Cost.
THE DULA HAT SHOP
We Keep The Home Fires Burning With
MASON RED ASH COAL
$6.50 per ton, delivered.
OLD FORT COAL CO.
Henry C. Fisher W. W. LeFevre
112 feet and 3 inches with Railroad'
Street to a stake on Spring Street;!
thence with Spring Street N. 32 W.,
191 feet to a stake on Main Street,1
thence with Main Street S. 59 W.
101 feet and 6 inches to the begin
ning, and being fully described in a i
deed from G. A. Thomasson to Mrs. i
G. C. Jones, recorded in Book 28
page 306 in the Office of the Regis-'
ter of Deeds of McDowell County.
Said sale will be for cash and sub-'
ject to confirmation by the Court.
This 29th day of January, 1930.
J. L. NICHOLS, Trustee. j
The label tells when your sub
scription expires. Renew at once. j
APPLICATION FOR PARDON
OF JOHN LAIL
Application will be made to the
Governor of North Carolina for the
pardon of John Lail, convicted at
the June 1929 term of Superior
Court of McDowell County for the
crime of assault with deadly weapon
and sentenced to two years on the
roads. All persons who oppose the
granting of said pardon are invited
to forward their protests to the
Governor without delay.
This Feb. 12, 1930.
MRS. JOHN LAIL.
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