-TACE TWO
BOSTON MASSACRE
155 YEARS AGO
Street Clash Was Forerunner of
War that Gave America Its
Indcpendcnce
FIRST ACT OF DRAMA OF
REVOLUTION MARCH 5, 1770
The "Boston Massacre," which has
been described as "the first act in the
great drama of the Revolution," occurred
on the fifth day of March,
1770. Friday, March 5, was the
156th aiTnivcrsary. says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Whether street brawl or patriotic
demonstration by indignant citizens
against embattled tyranny, the massacre
hau an electrical effect upon
the growing sentiment in favor of independence
throughout the colonies.
It was not until six years later that i
armed resistance to the British power!
took place at Concord Bridge/* but
"on that night." wrote John Adams,
"the foundation of American indeponderice
was laid.** "For the moment,"
declared Daniel Webster, "we may
date our severance from the British
empire."
Dramatic Prologue to War
The Hash and roar of the firelocks
oit King street, the writhing forms
on the snow, the screams of the i
wounded, the shouts of the angry j
crowd, the curses of the frightened
soldiers, and then the clang of the
alarm hells summoning the townspeople,
all made a dramatic prologue]
to the tremendous o.ents which were
to come.
It prophetically ushered in the up
rising of the new nation, destined to
e>tab!ish liberty and union, for allj
future ages, upon the American con-;
tinent, says a writer in the Boston !
Herald.
There was an ominious feeling of j
unrest in Boston on that fatal day. ;
The tide of hostility to the British j
troops who had been quartered in the j
town for nearly a year and a half was j
steadily rising. The presence of the j
soldiers was a continual source of ir- j
rit-atioT*; their parades were offensive;
their hearing often insulting,"
writes Historian Windsor. There wasj
friction between individual soldiers!
nml .'iHvi.xc Onlv a oV?i.t*L- ?rwwl
cd to kindle the flame and on that I
day the spark blazed forth.
On the north side of King street?j
now State street?*a stone's throw J
from the Ton House, whose gilded 1
lion and unicorn, looked down upon j
the spot as they do today, a British'
sentinel is standing on the steps of j
one of the buildings. A mob of men ?
and boys are milling about in the j
street before him. His face i? white]
under the light of the young moon,
and his senHet tunic is marked by
splaches of snow. He menaces the
.crowd with his musket while snowballs
and bits of ice come whizzing:
through the air, some to strike the
bricks behind him and some to find i
their mark on his person.
A hoy, more during than the rest. ]
creeps up close to the soldier, who!
thrusts him back with the butt of his !
piece.
Yells, shouting of derision and]
wrath, cries of "Lobster back" arc j
mingled with the pelting missiles.
The crowd, working itself up to the
pitch where it wiii do anything, but ;
still halt' afraid of the Uniform and !
Ihe leveled weapon represent ing au- j
thority, presses nearer.
'There's the soldier who knocked]
me down." shrills the boy.
"Kill him," "Knock him down,"]
from the crowd.
Thf" cnnHit.d o+rwl tl.,.
steps and loaded his gun.
"The lobster is going to fire!" ex- j
claims another boy.
"If you fire, you must die for it,"1
cried Henry Knox, afterward to be a j
general in the Revolutionary army
and secretary of war in Washington'sj
cabinet, who was passing.'
"I don't care," replied the harrass- j
ed sentry. "If they touch me, I'll!
fire."
He leveled his musket and then'
shouted to the main guard, whose '>
headquarters was on the other side1
of the street, for assistance.
A squad of sevgn soldiers under a
sergeant is sent over at once. The
men form iri line. The sentry, hastening
clown the steps, f*.!Is in with the
file, and the order to prime and load .
is given.
Above the roar of the mob is heard
the thud of musket butts on the j
frozen ground and the ring of the !
ramrods as the charges arc shoved j
home. Flintlocks click- Pieces are
raised. Ready!
An officer, Capt. Thomas Preston,
of the 29th, anxious-faced and apprehensive
of trouble, the gold lace
on his coat glinting in the moonlight,
joins his men, making the whole num- j
hor ill amis ten. j
The crowd is not so very large?
fifty or sixty is the estimate, but it is
highly wrought up. When its members
see the soldiers loading, some
of them step forward, shouting,
whistling, daring them to fire.
"Cowardly rascals!" they shout,
"lay aside our guns and we are
ready for you!"
In the forefrint stands a young
man, a negro, Crispus Attucks by
name, destined by fate to be the first
martyr of the Kevclution.
"Are the soldiers loaded?" asfcs a
bystander. j\sJy
"Yes," replies Capt. Preston, grorr.ly,
"with powder and ball."
"Are they going to fire on the inhabitants?"
demands another.
"They cannot without my orders,"
'
says the officer, fingering his sword.
"For God's sake/' cries Knox, seizing
Preston by the coat, "take your
men back again! If they fire, your
life must answer for the consequences."
"I know what I'm about," returns
the Englishman, shaking off the
grasp, and then, seeing h.s men pressing
back the people wiiu their bayonets
while clubs are being freeiv
used, he rushes between in an endeavor
to separate them.
But he was powerless. Matters had
gone too far. The confusion was indescribable.
Soldiers and populace
were inextricably mingled.
"Fire, fire, if you dare! Why don't
you fire?" fierce voices rang out.
In the din no one knows whether
Preston gave the order to fire or not,
but with or without orders, certainly
without legal warning, seven cf the
soldiers, one after the other, discharged
their muskets. They are so
close that it is impossible to miss.
Mingled with the sound of the
shots are cries of anguish. The crowd
falls back, pell-mell, revealing nearly
a dozen bodies, lying on the ground.
C>npniic A ,?'aW C... I f 1
James Caldwell were killed outright,
and Samuel Maverick and Patrick
Oarr were mortally hurt. .Six others
were wounded.
Taking advantage of the diversion
Capt Preston restrains his men from
firing again and leads his party back
to the main guard. The drums beat
to arms and several companies of the
20th form in three divisions. This formidable
shown of force overawed the
throng.
SAID TO HAVE DECIPHERED
1 OF 12 MOSAIC TABLETS
It is reported that Dr. Grimme,
professor of philology at Minister
University, Germany, announced to
a meeting of Jewish scientists that he
had succeeded in deciphering one
of the twelve Mosaic tablets which a
British archaelogical expedition under
Sir W. Fiinder.s Petre discovered
at Mourvl Sinai in 1904 and 1905.
The tablets, ii: the possession of
the British Museum, have been
photographed, and Egyptologists
from all parts of the world have been
busy trying to translate them, but
so far with little suen -s. The laws
are carved in Hebrew on brick tablids.
and if Prof. Grimme is right they
were carved by Moses himself.
One of the tablets reads: "I, Moies,
head and chief guardian of the
Temple, owe to the daughter of
Pharaoh K.vatchaput the fact that I
was rescued from the Nile and have
risen to the highest dignity."
MARRIED FOR 82 YEARS,
COUPLE WANT DIVORCE
Ottawa, Ohio, March 31.?Michael
J. Burroway, SG, of DuPont, near
here, has filed suit for divorce against
Sarah E. Burroway, 82. They were
married ft2 years ago. hut have been
separated forty years. Seven children
have been reared by them.
Bimoway charged gross neglect.
After twenty two years of wedded life
ho said his wife left him to live with
a daughter in Douglas county, Oregon
and that she refused to return.
Police Monday afternoon made
four arrests in connection with the
serious wounding of Mrs. John Molten
at her home near Black Mountain
about 1 o'clock Monday morning.
Mrs. Melton was wounded by loads
from a shotgun and pistol in the
hands of two persons who called at*
the door of her home with false alarm
that her son had been dangerously
liliursd in nn BiitomoKUA
When Mrs Melton opened the door
to inquire if her son was seriously injured
the rum backed away to a
clump of evergreens on the lawn and
opened fire. Simultaneously another
man in the yard opened fire on the
doorway. Clyde Nanny and Forland
McGinn is, of Black Mountain. are
charged with the shooting:. Esther McGinnis
is being hed as an important
witness. Martin McGinnis, the
fourth person arrested, was found to
he a fugitive from justice. He was
sent to prison to complete his sentence.
A - fiple method of preserving
vee-l ider without loss in flavor is
"eing sought through experiments at
Ohio State University.
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THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT? EV
DANGERS OF EARLY)
DAYS RECALLED
Reno, Nov., March 80.?One of the j
last survivors of the intrepid pioneer
women who fought savage Indians in j
nning of the west has crossed
the great range. Crossing the plains
... ercu wagon with her husband j
a California was the mccca for
adventurers from the four corners of
the earth, Mrs. James Fee located
with her husband more than sixty
years ago 10 an isolated section near
| the site of the present village of}
Fort Bidwell,
Sometimes for days she was called
on to aid her husband in saving their
lives and property and guarding their
log cabin and scanty acres from fierce
bands of Shoshones and Piutes, who (
poured down from neighboring :
mountain strongholds and circled the j,
sturdy home of logs cm their fleet!,
desert ponies. Only after months of \ \
constant terror and unflinching cour- j,
age were Mrs. Fee and other scat-1
tered settlers protected from Indian j)
raids by a squadron of cavalry, sta- \
tioned at Fort Bidwell. ,
The only protection of the pioneer ]
men and women leaving their eastern
homes to locate in the wester winlds ,
was the ability to shoot fast and oc- ,
curately. In the long journey across ]
the prairies, the emigrants were (
forced to run the gauntlets of Crows, ,
Blackfeet, Sioux and other fierce j
tribes, and hundreds of tender worn- i
en perished at the stake or under the '
scalping knife Death, torture, hideous
existence in the Indian camp?j,
were faced by the dauntless women',
who accompanied their husbands,!;
brothers and fathers to the new home ,
under the western stars.
In recounting her adventurous
youth, Mrs. Fee often said danger
was so constant that it hecme com- j
I moizplace. Women kept a gun with- ^
! in reach while they attended to house-.
; hold duties and reared their sturdy I j
i children. Every child was taught to\
j he constantly on the .alert for Indian j
psigns and to keep close to the log!
I cabins in their play. But with every
precaution the weak settlements were ;
often surprised, and wiped out by j i
fierce warriors who appeared and j
vanished as though by niagic. j,
The stern environment developed ' .
women into the robust, reliant mates j
the. frontier demanded, Mr.;. Fee;
j often said death was r.ot the great-;
jest fear?the dread of horrible tor-j
lure was the phantom dwelling with j
j the cmauccd settler by day and by)
j night.
) There is no limit to the number of'
items you may buy at the Hexall One- ,
Cent Sale now on at the Boone Crugi
Co. Simply pay one cent more than
the regular price and get two art*j
clea.
There are 2,000,001) members of
i the international Federation of
' American Pigeon Fanciers. Races are
i heid twice a year at distances from
100 to 1,000 miles.
! AT THE PASTIME
THEATER
"The Place of Good Shows"
1 Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3 j
EVELYN BRENT
?in?
"SMOOTH AS SATIN"
Also "Our Gang Comedy"
Monday. April 5th
EDMUND LOVE
?in?
"GREATER THAN A CROWN"
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6-7
JACK HOLT, NOAH BEERY and J
B1LLIE DOVE
In
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From Z?|he Grey's Novel I
Thursday, April 8th
JACK HOXIE
j With Scout, the Wild Horse, in
"THE WHITE OUTLAW"
This is one of Jack's greatest pictures
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i High grade candies are included !
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1 and get two boxes. Boone Drug Co.
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ERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
WILLIAM VONCANNON
DEAD AT BANNER ELK
William Voncannon, 86 years of
i^e, died suddenly at his home at
Banner Elk at 11 o'clock Monday
night, his death resulting from apoplexy.
He was apparently in his
usual state of health until a few
hours before the end came.
ruiierai services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock from
the Frist Presbyterian church at Banner
Elk, in, charge of Rev. W. E.
Sweeney, of Johnson City, Tenn, pastor
of the First Christian church," a
long-time friend of the deceased and
j;is family.
Mr. Vo.jcan.ion was one cf the pioneers
in the Banher Elk section, and
.as a most influential and prominent
character in the life and progress of
his community. He was during the
early part of his life a business and
industrial figure of importance,
though retired from active work for
many years.
He was a member of the_G. A. R.,
having: a splendid record a.s a soldier
in the Union army, and had bden a
member of the Masonic order for almost
half a century.
Surviving: are his widow and four
children: Mrs. R. L. Lowe, J. H. Voncannosi
and R W. Voncamion, of
Banner Elk, and Mrs. Anna Guignard
yf Hickory. A son, Charles B. Voncannon,
was killed in a grade crossing
accident in Johnson City three
rears ago.
Because of the ban on hunting
wans in the past ten years, there are
more than 15,000 swans in waters
ilong the coast of Maryland. Virginia
and North Carolina.
When D. M. Stone returned to his
[xarkod car in Woodruff, S. C., he
founu that the top had nearly disap[xsnred.
A goat had devoured it.
BARREL) ROCK EGGS FOR
hatching?Parks bred-to-lay strain.
$1.50 per 15; $5.50 per hundred.
Jas. A. Hodges, Shulls Mills, N. C.
1-4-3.
SKAT?Paste Soaps, Cleansers and
Polishes. Sideline salesman, dealer,
ar agent wanted. Exclusive territory, j
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MR. FARMER?WE HAVE FIVE
hundred farms any size, anywhere,
at any price m the Piedmont Section
of South Carolina, one of
them for you. We hve Tiutomobiles
waiting at Brevayd and Henderson
ville to carry you and show
you these farms if you will notify
us when you wish to go. Realty
& Investment Corp., Box, 781,
Hendersonville, N. C. 1-4-2 j
BABY CHICKS?PRICES REDUC-j
ed after April 15: S. C. Reds,
utility stuck, 100 $12.50; S. C.
Reds, Tompkins strain, 100]
$14.U0; White Rocks, Barred!
Rocks, 100 $14:00; White Wyatidottes,
100 SI6.00; Ariconas, 100
$12.50; White Leghorns, 100
$12.50; Heavy Broilers, 100
$12.50; Light. Broilers, $11.50.
P. P. extra, 22, 25c; 50, 40c; 100,
45c. Order from this ad. Wilkes
Hatchery, North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Terms: Net cash with order.
Green's Happy Anconas
Prize Winners: Best Bird, Best Pen
in! Show, First Hen, First Trio.
, v They will produce
v as many eggs in a|
year as any Islls
fTu/''Eggs arc large and
white. They are
hardy and always
seem happy. Pi ice
tor 15, $1.50.
KING'S CREEK POULTRY FARM
T. G. Green, Prop., King's Creek, N.C.
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A three-year investigation of prac- before the departmgn>t and that 15
tices of attorneys before the treasury others had been suspended pending
department, especially in tax cases, inquiry. In addition, the treasury
culminated Monday in an announce- secretary ordered that employes
ment by Secretary Mellon that during found guilty of ar.v improper actirithat
timo 2-1 lawvorc horl K?.nn ' *=-? "*'
? ?vuiv?i ui-Ki hi coioKcuon wun sucn csaeB,
the privilege of further practicing I should be dismissed from the service.
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RHODE ISLAND COCKERELS
(Direct from Harold Tompkins)
$5.00 to $7.50
EGGS FOR HATCHING
Tom Barron White Leghorns $1.50 per setting
Aristocrat Barred Rocks $2.00 per setting
Tompkins Strain R. I. Reds $3.00 per setting
F. H. Marley
LENOIR, N. C.
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Be careful about your grass seed. The U. ? j
S. Department of Agriculture says the farmers
of America lost $5,000,000 last year
on imported grass seeds. The county is full
of them at a cheap price. We have the genuine
American grown seed with guaranteed
analysis.
You can also get your Fertilizers, onion
sets, seed oats and a full line of flour and
feeds.
Buy your grass seed here. Get a good crop
?take no chances.
S. C. Eggers & Co. I
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ffi'klren sT' ' \
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stitute for Castor Oil, VCr. \ n, (/
Paregoric, Teething (>_ ^ _^/7 \ ~~~j
Brops and Soothing r- .1
Syrups, especially pre- S. \
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amis and Children of all a;;cs. It contains no narcotics.
Tr. avoid imitations, at ways leok for the signature cf
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sday, Wednesday and Tliursday
learfc DoetK Goori I a Mw1irine> "
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rofessionals, pleasant to take and profitable S
ilth of the people old and young. Shake well? ?
Perhaps you haven't seen each other during *
acquainted again as you meet each evening at 8
e entire family a daily dose. Note on yourself jg|
ubricating effect that the lively tunes have upon IE
tiff joints. Music drives away old grudges; it g
d cares; it creates for us restful memories of
ng visions of the future. This formula of friend- ?
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tion.
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