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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 stration of the New 1930 Model. — CHEVROLET — "For Economic Travel" Kanipe Motor Co. 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. You will need The Progress this campaign year. Send in your sub scription now.