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vol. xxxviii, no: in
News of a Week
At Blowing Rocl
Happenings of Interest During Pa
Seven Days In and About Famous
Resort Town
Blowing Rock. Dec. 20.?Robei
Greene has been awarded the pos
tion of manager of the BJovvin
Rock water and sewer systems. Mi
Green.? was selected by the counc
at its meeting Friday nigh? out o
sonde score of applicants.
Mr. Greene will have- complet
charge of all accounts for water an
will be responsible for the npkee
and proper functioning of both th
v after and sew . r systems.
To Handle Nt*w Fire Truck
After a week's training untie
Robcri L lh'i.ugle, vitrei over for th
American La France Company, Pai
Kiutt"/. N. ('. Greene a?ul Rohm,
^ Greene have Wen seli-ded by Fir
' Chief .1. A. Panel'a as drivers of th
fire I rue's. At least one of thes
men. Chief IV.neil:: said. will b
available at all times to drive t'n
track in of fire.
Tito tnt"t have thoroughly maslere
the [inchani->? of the truck. th
pomp and rite eh em icoJ tank. Mi
Ikuieh'u said, and should he abi? ivdi
to - ope with any f-re cmicTfretvyy th;;
may in Lllowiitjc Rock.
Kn vo'O reared by the st'-titoria
vi>: t- of W. T. ylcu ie ToiSimy'? Willi:
suvv.eyo* of the le ii Telephone ('mi
pany, dancers of iJ'ro'.vin^; Rock an
rutin' front la.one 11-ponded iSalui
day ni.yhi to trie i oinni: nd. "Swin
your ? pi>< : t? "Nov. your own.
"Rird hop ni?t and crow hop in," an
enjoyed the square dance, the rutin
-dat.ee. ihv Vijyima -reel, wil.li so hi
m ilerii vy-;>.. interspersed for v;
ncty. |
The occasion was the oyster suppt
at: i sijiiro. dance for tin- benefit ?
the fire u? nartment,. A total
Sit?* was realized from tile s'.j||)i
and dance. This money wi'.i he u.-?
10 hr?\ ): met . slickers and oih*
e?i::ii/r??onl not- included in the pu
vo .se of the '-tuck.
Compl- Telephone Survey
Survey?:?;:; of Ihc telephone li;
im . Bifoy joy" Ki.vk from l,omvii hi
h* t ): e?vnjiVtfc?i ;:?iu M<> ;?
hov. i S: inu the number .of po'<
iii < .. ? liut <hoy i-.i'i be iTili'i
>XX ?3)c ^ r;;8
;i h. * '? |V\* '. "??* : rujrc. h;?ek of. t'l
B- ; j -vltoil j
th. it .y?jViii?ij;e.. .
M'-iki ; t'rRf.A<?rv?cr
. i.- . . i \v.. . of i . . \ 7<l,O0O.?K?
':lor: Vih v Siti; RoY:k ft
JtW i 'hi > iVn'd riv; ler< a
\vo?k : ? ua'iiv iu. a?iii'-r I r.e eo?
pUflin:) of if. 1 his -viil p;j
the xiiVer .-ev.stem a pyes-^Uj'o of !
poumS irm the- mam .si rout.
Entcrtainniti^ Begins Christmas
Suaion
A (.'hri^t.ma., net Momlny ai'U
...i;: .:.. c^toi*tr.mrin ' I Mv:. i
mpht marked the*'-'foegii' uin? ol' h
Chris: rr,as holmiiys at Blowirfg!.
sc. nodi.
At tlic. Ci>r-:sL?uia trb<vtho tea*
e.rs gi\-> x: each pupil a package
fruits .. -i ciiiuiy; The ohiUlVcai a!
gav'*i yYe^erb- f<> v-a\:h other, and lIk
w|? disi vanned ii-ttii tiic tVffoi
Xnc- program -yiointk night was
ibliows:
"The Pinkies and \\irikie
dar.ee, of fairies, with .speaking par
by the fust, -vcend and third grad
"The Awakening/* a play by ?
fourth and iiiin grades.
"Father Chvibinia.;.'' a play by i
fourth and fifth grades
"J oily Pick; ninnies." blackf:
^or.g, fourth ami fifth grades.
"A Christina: ! "arv>! C\? ne to Lit
pageant by the fourth and fi
grades.
"Away in a Manger," pantomi
by the sixth and seventh grades,
"Christmas Star,'' a drill by
sixth and seventh grades.
Orchestra music was piayeo
iiweeii the numbers on the progra
For Near Hast Relief
The. Blowing Hock school soid
worth or Fhn.-t.nas sea's and ra
$20 for :A Easx relief during
week*: Just before the holidays,
.van announced Monday by -Pnnc
A. E. Mercer.
onal Mention
IX P. Coliey and famiiy mot?
to Hickovv on TlvarsxI&y. Miss H
Coffoy spent Thursday with fri
and hi the shops at Lenoir.
A. M. ( rii> her made busi
tr;p to Chiiilotte on Wednesday
; iiijis.j.7 Xhesday. t'oilie Clr
Wove a truck loaded with apples
- and other products of
(,'ritcher's orchard and garden, a
^ AT A.l
A iNon- Partisan News
BOONE, B
REVOLUTIONARY RENDEZVOUS
GIVEN TO STATE FOR PARK
k
Raleigh. Dec. 18.?Rendezvous 1
5 j Mountain. where during the Revolu-j
t ion-ary war ten companies ??f
Wilke? county, North Carolina, men;
^ gathered from which 225 picked men
. vves scut to join other patriots at
Quaker Meadows for the advance on
K i11 - M 1 u: ai has be< n donated o
the ^tate of North Carolina as a
iaio pai ic.
I'ho t,rarv-;er was announced here
today 1 > W; !i. Phillips; director
.1 n nt of conservation
;md dt \. loDinent.
p
Sitcwitci north of Wilkerboro, the
p
new nark, the third state pack in
- Carolina, contains I 10 acr e ?
o vhich stand three major mcunloin
^ n.aks. the loftiest being Rendezvous
I mountain. It has been deeded to the
-late hv -Index and ?.irs. T. is Kin'ev.
il North \Yid:?wni-.*-r? -mil
^- recites that it is dedicated to the |
^ uaninrv of the Revo 1 ut'ionary heroes 1
t of npSes county. 5
of '1 ? hi I... i. set aside
irnihe/ ciub house for rnem
is t-f Dau'.I * iof the Ameritan
Uovoltitioii. On top of Rehde;'.
-i mountain the ii. A. It plan t?>
? < < a monument vo the ,22?> men
_. wHo went t ? King's .Mountain.
Th. general assembly will he asked \
la to < ppr<iprhile funds for
a h:gm\a\ from the Boone Trail.,
t e nii!' distant-.
(1 'During the Rcvolution|ay war,"!
ray 'the deed. "Wilkes county .sent
22'.. picked soldiers from Rendezvous .
mountain to the battle of King
Mountain under command of Col.,1
(j Benjamin Cleveland and Captain!
^ (afterward general) Wiliiam Lenoir.
^ hYom this point Wilkes county fur- .
nislied a larger number of uootit- in J
vr | winning the battle of Kings Mountain \
? than any other county in the present j
stale of North Carolina. The battle,
of Kings Mountain was the deciding
battle in the freedom of the c.olo-j
r "
"The ten companies o? \V ilRvs
r~ i ..... i
; ? MV'll.v Wf? .' ;ii IUMUUV. s
vous mountain ami the 22.r> men wore !
clots ?. ! tawed on the march i? DO
n the ol'hei pat io - at Q <akor
"v,V.-M',r-A in Burks* c'otnHy.1'
epmpiam Miller passes
Mt - A
Mr. K;-;:: I an Mll'er. '.nu 01 v'n- to il
>. r; it 1 i.- (town; jPf.it?
'1 \-u- iuii:?:V on W-or.i (M> k"'iu!
;l i'Y <u: v. pat ig?n. beLv; t i.e cau.-c of <-ho
: good I B \
, M,v !l - W&m NH
f -fe had ivsnhl mUtt; heavi* J a |sfi
iV.son Ins mo: jtvr tiring; j -f I
V . l.V U'!:liA'V;:l' tap Oil uM I > !(U;
" ,! ! , : .! t '. Too \vjVl.i iVoi|).ii>
by hisltjivh:;^ Bved iu itVV -is. '.&>
}.v; ?I ? :? ?. c^'
-rm
was disposed of on the- trip. ?>
Both announced upon their return ( (
\rr. ?; :: Blowing RockV winter climatV Y
:?v is ntueh to he nrcfeired over that of ,
:i V j LJ--UV
he :-.?vier country." s p
ck 0;it-of-ip\\n visitors <iu?m?
past v. i'i-1, included Mr. and Mir,: sr|u
U-' Hn..'.. of Charlotte, sunimei residents'
of there. who returned oil a short : .
- > : i> a. ami My. ami Mr- . Hankie. , L
rift . ' ..Usvdie. I n\ot
ill . ar.d 5l? i. -iov I'anelln u;?i liy ;
as j autemebiie foi Cbariovl"' Tuesday to,;. ,.j
j suoiici I he holidays with reialivis ami'
a i i'l'joltdr ihlllf- ky; ; . 'MOO
is, 1'iof. K. 15. ilpugheriy oi' till Ap-'y>0,
es. oal.miliar. Starr Morula' school. was:
In in Blowing i'.ork lor a v.-hilr Friday. Jiyjc-,
Miss Lillian Robbins is visiting hor ^
"he , cousin, G. C. Rubbiris. | col,
; Miss Anne Ward, who has been in ;i,n,
n e Lenoir for some time, has returned
to Blowing Rock. ! t)u>
e." Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Gillcti is ill r.
J tli i leave Friday for A.she cplir.'."}, where'
; tlioy will spend Christmas at Mrs. j,..^
me Oilier.t's old borne near Jefferson. ' 0)Not
Yet Been Found ' (.IU
the Searcher- returned Sunday night [ M
{ from a huule.-s hunt tor the iicgro i ^
be- ervtint of Stal'e R'i proseT>tativt T. H. ]
nil. ;Cofl"ey. who, during his ojnployetfs
. ibsenci: So mi ay, took Mr. Coffey's j ^
<7 .... . ? a,.:,-.. ir iVt?,.y.: .
**". wt! ,,lil 1 " VV" in:
isod miles from fcf>e on the Boone high- ^e,
the wav. and gave rise to a rumor thVt
v coi
d. Mi* Coffey had been injured,
ipal The car was found where it had
been run off the embankment, but a-D,
y/as e< m'pletpl\ tieser;ed. When 11 ...
.red was recognized .as Mr. Coiiey's cav,(^
clen \ v -. feared that* the Watauga rep- ;i1ends
rcsevitafcive had been injured; anti |i:,
"'Mr. 1-of fey was found and saui the \ ff.
mess, negro had taken the car oat without ....
, re- permission. ir,
eerie it ;s believed that ?h(* negro is _;|
. P0- either afraid to come hack or is so .
Mr. ( badly hurt : hat he eannotv get back
ill of to Blowing Rock.
i , i
-'-?fe::raclS&nfBSOKS^sSfe '
-'J1''v ' V'?. -vS". _>,, ; .r " - A
.paper, Devoted to the Be
? ?TATAUGa
i/qUNTY NORTH CARC
CHRIS
(M/
(An E litori
'
Arid?'tis Children's Day-?Vhe
will) echoes of thmr iaiigntei? a t*i
of God whoso birthday it i.-.
Carry gift-. Ja ; Low hint*. II
when we are giving--;I.ove.
N'o :,' i- too ,:,i nos* none too
light night, ar.ti s. e again thv vision
spirit of lfim. the Child King -I
He hvoUght to o| lift o-.enn.-lmg
i ope.
Set ;.i>?do the frown a: d hold 01
to Santa Chtiis. It is the spirit of Fi
Forget the trials of the day 61
v. urln of ours is governed oy a Wisdoi
sion of man. Even a- the swallow's
and yours, all mankind, and he who
liancc on Him. will have no fear and
day of days one of rejoicing and pra
<'hristmas chimes \vi!l ring lino
Saturday ami to a most favored poo
our meadow land and the groat mats'We
arc a free people, made so
We must never Jose t'ne undeiotaudtn
our religions, giving to every mad
own way. which make.- each succeed
of His mercy and goodness.
' l is Christmas- Thrill again in
love of your felluwmen.
OF. B. B. DOUGHERTY
UNIFORM STATi
tS#o?v* special of Hoc.: nihh;- ly
he Winshoii-Sai.em Journal >ays:
proposal to create a .-fate.ivy
r food of :r" 0.00 f,,r cnti mm
ols u\*v .sovoiviv rnihizvd "x
> - .-.i * : . . , . '
>. I .)! VII'.'
;>lnnhh ip Slat; >.'fjrr?isJ School, in
iiv^ Nil on tv/iti&n rte.VeurJ&ffi# tu?;
he -h i.: s ah Phe , of n?i 1 ,
X?.<'* OTHS. Prof: 1 "
jyhest'y said, i>r<ivided.;'the fund ,-' K'C?i^"uarfic?d
hyhidteeks to pivVerP:
co in.it ies frmn a \v:id *?3
mh|; for money. . s o
Bp UHV." said Bgvf. Dougherty; ; f||
i\0U b'v so \vrittcn In oncoticoiuyieivoy
be.'. to *?iseour:ijro e>:HCCr.
- .- ^ I
iS^^nyi'ta aceomidrsh this. FhotV^-p:
^ftoyty ijit id, ;?j&e.e a unifoim
i(,'l ta> of, say thirty cents on si
\ vo voiy : ; the s ate. Then
expenses of the county
im above? this. rhVroggenc tax be j tin
out; half by the county's share 'of }
etjuanzir.tr fund and one-half b\
tior.ni Ciixe.s in the counties. ?pin'
ir . >; ,.v ft.S -
ve ?.! .< thill y-c-L i'.l tax/* Prof,
igherty continued, " . in- boards of wl
ration in cadi county would do- ie:
mean- of go'.t'ng all the money ,\n
tj the state they could. Every
n\\- would ulan an expensive sysi
of education, hoping- that the in;
e Would pay i'o.- most of it. and scl
slate would always he emhar- yo
>cd ha
'But- if the counties had to meet j ffe
i 'A their excess expenditures' out-so
lioir own taxes, they would h
ov?raged to use all care possible in |
Swing both theli own funds and Qf
state's
Prof. Dougherty scouted the argil
ni. that the state could not raise jti;
$,vb00,000 for trie equalizing
id. He. ca?'.-*d attention to the re-j
;t report thai North Carolina "had . i
trthuted more than any other
(r to federal taxes and added:
there anyone. realizing our'
iVity to nay $1113^06,000 a year , .
l4v*? fwlc-rfil wi7?v??iitnf .vh^i w-'.ii
;<br our ability to raise the rvittaTivi
000.000 an equalizing fund [ ?
r our ow/r .schools'.' ll" the federal
. es of one North Carolina corpora- i Cl
>11 could he -turned into the state ,
is ry for sixteen days, we should <r
ive the entire amount. This obously.
ii impossible, but it shows
:i' ability to raise the equalizing' md*.
n
st interests oi NqrtKwest N<
UNA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER :j;i. i
alex
tSTIME ! Z
at) ? ' '
/-oe I':
^ 'rank
era I <1
|MBpP _.. :
t hearts ivirosn : 'm' rn:.
id gladness to those v ?vrv 'oared
lade*. v< . ?0 [?;*"
his is Christmas. .
i.cl h
stem close I v for the nioSsav
Rival
creation oecau-v ic is there fa!. ar
osc who v. ill hear. Have all liuK -
that duplicity is (ibaimoi me.ri y
j gczfng ey< of Lov< wis cherub
only that fnrh I.- n\l. w 1
deserc]
- is Christinas. r'l< ;'
day which should re ound . ^
rfco reflection of tin Child i
thi pc
apnniess rs in the he .) " only . nru'ai!
gaze > the star- j
v i (ho .n ni," !. Keel that
js. j fa .ii
hori ngv of l.oVe. Peace and i
! know ;
a ; hand <if heart V welcome
I abit!t\
im you weivpme. . j"
the hour. Know that this know!
n far beyond the oompicheM- j: ]
fall is guarded? .-:>< you ?
iearns the peace of mor-ro- I. Ha
can well afford to make this {,t' n?
like giving.
ughout this land of our;- on ||*
pie. Thov will echo 'hroairli ' .* ' '
*hl?>
- .t! commerce.
hams.
through our faith in Him.
j* that ii is the dem&erucs of W. M
. 111 1.ling
Christmas further proof
Tl
t he j??y of 'service? -and the < "n '* "
comin
1
wwwwuwuwin i ilij j i hi j drer
fFAVORS
? SCHOOL SYSTEM
" I" . t (3a VdL W?
I x < I. I : II": nil! m:jlicy Iiy ' " '
I' .iiCMhv f ;irniei>. I'.V.ii (jy Yyir.tr ^ Watfc.i
. ' > > I ;Hj J hi > ;:!. ' 'oU'(J
urmiw ' }**-:
alnPi^M and' tHv. :ike."
iJoyghei ty he ?voUl<^
l!u .
L'.i Jo C!i0Otir3l??>;vOttntiSsfr i.0 oSli\l>t
an eight mouths' school tovni- ?M>!
wi iild Lave the idvy a J ' * <*
;-t?? j>ay To per ei of the of j lirt r-ilditiivoai
jjg'o and
otm 25 prr cent out or th?- .
Mj.OtyO. North CaruHr.ji, he point v&?&{. ,
outi is among the very fove var
ir.ing: ?taict? thai have ,;ov o>tah fe\ ?
u'd the eight* months' unr. .dy |
I he ieugiheiiiii^ of the re ho, 1 ;c em. e;pa:
j?| Dou^t^.y vs&id, .vi*,! nu an .a. 'V$ i
..K'liii in the enlhe-state. H;?t
wii; mean uNo ;iva: Jeaov.rs pen
vsp:-r:.al;y Irauutl tor 'th.-'v >\VrV,
f* I :iiv. 'unc v*h?v lw*)<?'Vr?~ '* *$& ' -U?'i
uoriy e'\ try |>v 1 -on
?enes- shea hi be ii'tair^d u? do so.
? ;k-jv i, who tcaohe? .o. six meet
of the? year and ? h vk in a l'?e
tlx* the other six months is eithoi :
i cik or teacher 1 am not sure Sur.d
licli-rrbut certainly not both. K Mi
selling is evey. made a professions sv.K'a
>?- .* rh:.t elite? it mur-t have a living;, him
&e, arid must have employment tor A
period long tTtough to earn a liv- any
; for the entire year, else the rem I
ioois will coiainuc in be tnliyht by R*v.
iinK, iiH'Xpevieiicod Icaihcrs w ho
\x- hover been trained tiv do unyi'.iy
well juid who arc looking lor 'r'
nielhir.? better.?" rnc* '
In slimming up his position on a " ...
r.ool em foi the stale. Prof. (,t
nicherty stressed these points:
5. Opposition to any increase in s\v*-vl
xex until the discrepancies in ihc
x !o*:d vf rich and poor counties are
rreotcd. ivv
1" s?
2. An equal chatlte for evcrv
uid 11 the i a e muc
An eljMal year for every taxxyer.
t. I/isMmr of all fhe property in <?.nt
ieh ochn' y on the tax book's at its
?a'l value. patl
5. Uniform tax of thirty rent- on jyiit
J 00 vniuatjor. thot
0. Retention of the money in the 0.
ov.nty in which it is collected., with hu;l
no consecpoem1 preservation of local pefr
overt, merit. i
7. An equatvOnjLC fund of $5.00o.- leuj.
00 to c arry our- ".. if the cost of moi
eachejs' salaries in each county ]
V;ou: the amount raised by the 30- jj.r
CRAr
>rth Caioiina.
AlNDER WANTS LINNEY C
JEW DISTRICT IS CREATEDi ^
uimJez county p^ple, without:
to political faith, partv affiHa- '
i !
ace. creed or ctfior, wart to
jited States District Attorney
A Linriey elevated to the fed-!
judgeship, -ays L. .J. :
o;, in the AY in .-ton-Salon .jjj
1 Mr. Kinney was l.om and j
ia Alexander coumy, and hisj
the hue 7*. T/mri< ;,. '05
o-0;--o lived and
ere. It was the elder lannoy-J'-i
v nniF/rtigner. v.-ho was knowr, !
ri wide V:v the ohriqur* of ''the
f I he Bruhfees." and there an;-t
Jiving here, with hair turn-;
v.y white, who rctncYnWr ihat ' :i:*
? v.r.r-r.ovsc* they call Hun veil sin
e the co(rnom?n, for . dn
v hen political ainwaign ref
2 ?e-it*d squarely upe-r. the ':a
oil; of stump speakers who Vfi
up and down the -state lei'ina <{?
topic face \o lace iosfead of hit
WJUI.I.'V.J . J. :
k. District Aitonu-y Lin-aoy 'i.? SI
ered &ue (if th\ &fot< - if not
!( -' <>f iawymv of :i' ? '-ol'tical
It' t.he v. : >*., era pi?.;s i;f ire |J
t'.i'.1 ini|?>Wit?? fyi'e. <! who have
, htm ul! of his life itecktve \yt
I; filled i-i *' mpeiv.merit arid :.
to pec"'ihit h a hij*:i p! ; .
" addition .nini:lte<] v i . to
t ii'S.v a( the iow.
ropVie'ttvl. V'> frEaTOplor. <:;ys.'
Rational {JomiiutIottm: hnsMiii I
yes will m>* he an asm f >v its
w judgeship, if a mv
atbli; It i- I't*P'.-t ? .: ti.;.:,
15 oiisidcrmg nie\ iii? ><>
slvoro to form . faw partnervith
Lhooks. So op ar;d \V : I - t'v
J?
. WATSON FAMIL .!.
TO HAVE HOME-COMING M
- - 1 . I V (>|
\V. M. Watson fninlly, of Blow-' \y
*k It euro I. *,vil! hnv?. hoee
V oil the. SiotH of rsM f >n'.
Tru i i- arc ? :i: I.v iurinj?
? nndehiUIrt . as f.ri- v'
?\ s. 'tii. of i<\
. \i? . iOlh-n Shiil!. ci ttAvee:;! (
?'. T : n.; Mi*. /Air-o- WatsonfJ'^I
(in * It.*.-. Tciui. . Mrs. Nhuc H '
Hi ri\\( ori. \* Of j pavid :
fh^f Trt river
.i.? Wat -:rj:i, ;,li oOBtoviutf I-.f0;4 S
!; I f: " eR.t' IgjmriAr'e\5?*.f h''> wlf-p*:1
. !' \V? VI. W;.? o . .... i \
> C:oiij It.M no.
HOMINGE8 NEWS
' iv.inuer.
5 v.- t . |i|: y\ I i?
r aij?' wife f.mji .^no* <?f .Ih'tttv
.
. n 1 v. Vt! Mrs. \'-.)\ ll<>iJ
ivTa; \\';?: <i h:.7 h< ?.-n vn y .
3.at is bailer al ll?< lime.
. : L-i'M.i! !:rr. \\ v'. i:U?*e in a vna V
at temU*. r,. ( i.in'sii:'1
| .- this ' ru t. The pritv- '*
has : : ii revf ctriiatisiaciv.v;, : ?
I V a teacher
w;\ . * a','.' 7 ' 'Vy' ' {y
3X \ Gri'c- ?i_e >. '-' i ''
: ii'.i feapt>i ebiVi ch: The to a' '
a reeohoM li.rihc Ihft reeorit
i'ii v.j?> -\7. Till I v ii was a eri-ai
in- ' '
"V v.
L. Wilson hrcSacji^d utf in
?g sermon at Ziou llili ehuieh 1
ay, December 12.
. Coy Roh?ng?;r i- still in Pemv , 1
.iiia. Mrs. Roirmtger will join | '
there ir? the near tutu re.
revival meeting; closed at Bexhr';'-'
Baptist church last Siinday, I>e-, *
>er 12. conducted by the pa.-tor. j *
Walt,.-. anal Rev. Ed. Hodges.
:
Now She Knows
qui sit i vc lady: And officer, tell ?
vl.at that strap under your chin jf
r? ' |
Fficer: That. lady, is to rest my '
old jaw when it tired an- \ '
irip; sally questions.
- ' <;
Impossible Task 1
Boss: Robeiv. I hope yqu try 1 :
ivy hah' Of \ehnt you earn. :
ffic< Boy-. 1 don't get that]'
h, sir.
tax.
lieouivinir each county pan Icing;
tn the equalizing fund to s*i>it>
valuations to a central ani.
y lor appro? il.
Lot the counties provide for a
ling fund ami aniiihnstrHlton ox?CS".
0. Encourage the co'dr-uns to
ythen. the school term to eight
iths.
!. Have the book> audUed rvgrJy.
r
FlYF. GENTS A COPY
onfederate Pension
>hecks at Clerk's Office
lai of S3.fil5.00 Beinjj Distributed
to Civil War Veterans and Widows
in the County
Clerk of the Court A ; vir. E.
uth has received the *emi-;.*.nn.ua:
iisiot. cheeks for derate vetin
i!l'l widow's '.si \ Ac-ohi
the record.- i" tjiy < -rs:\;
ere ?.;? ijc ecu vi? - ... - on
.s:--*v, or
-i. ecu :
; mouih. a?r?* when t! I;: v.-.?ri? \
iribut' -1 there ive'i n on
list, Duke; ,Wa 'ng di -i
ice that time, an 1 one chock tin the
' .I it:-.- lie!... Uri'V-' - Wi 1 t)fc
turned. that f-r R. H. Fur.i::: he
virsg; he fna; ro.l ca!l
thir. vhe pa.-* few months. One. new
me has ! ad led. that of Jermy
ct nc-.
'I he t' -i i per--io?v, ro'C.CVc
07.50. and the fourth ela.-. SI 00.
,*; ~ ' widows . t" \ will
e'vive S'".(> eavl. maLlljr totr-.v for
I < . . . of s:j,51 5.00
. r -.v .< : yet yftyeiveci
:: '.v.eei;> arii- /hived rati for
iir Tlicoc vol a' lv > cjmm- jr r- \
n autfVpn;-:e ,/jp else
revive litem.
liAViiig i: th?- list of. and
whd.Vave. eulHied
the lit',:. Ci "i > ro.'t - cheer from
; at oi' Ner !.
Scli{icri?Third Class
Xe'.vt'.c Giec-r. K. v. N'o.r? .-.
Fourth Class
S. .I. I! i - hop; ii. A l> ".R. LL
nChinp (deceased). v.. M. Greer,
tiny Greene. \Vyait Hayes, \V. M.
otlgv.s'v Wi'Iif.ni Hollar. Fhosa-'Lo-vt*.
K. Lather. .John M. Nliih L. IL
if Jet*; deojithaft \L?i t. James,
rraiit; "\Vv A. Wi;ti:i:ur>, Albert Pi
/If.oh.-::;
Widows?4th Class.
Roily A. Brj'tinjrs. y'utjji^e Sr'ad a.-a
. M incv L't-?>\vn. M.:;y K. <Xfuv.
liiiha M. C.?:c. LL ubfiih Cook,
'>icx\ik IhiytV, feir/ubeth A. L'yre, X).
Kt? miitsier. Parlors,
. ; . I *: i * i . y h/hg', Sarah
. i*'rjiihih?r Ei'./.abeU'. fatr,'dp
I uii'itufriA hn * &&:?<
%0'v,J8j|| I- y^?|
ni f.v;nv iVtery '. r y .! <&- t ;?. /.. ;; |.
' AAV M:^i. Mmy pV^l' ^Ary- K;^' N'
v.-:-y ?\tvi-;'^. V:ir.; N. orris, '
<uy r-iM *?-!t. M.ivy . A, Par-on.
. ! . K''> TjirurAiyv. .Anna
it :u V : lv;?v^o? \Y::!'kh\ i nron,y-.
T. ^Varker, Aiarj^ayot M .McEa?|i
COVE CIUlt K HAfPTNl^GS
Kj.itcar G?oVtC .ytvry io jrhsin'^g:
sorihlj \v*is held ).i i
.Hi S'..)-v ', .ril-c. A. I'-. A \ MA fit
a'-UrVi-.y <'-.H,?.it'v . Brides ?>o*nbei\s
f Siyvjw Lodirt, i ii-. : r vviyes atul
au^hb-riA se'veriU mendVtr* of Vvatr
: v' \ J'.'ilfi vri : ; During
> ' '. '<""<'* Iiilvresttaflw
v.L'Vt- nv.ule ! ;.- V." 8.
.:'*! ?.'. !;< -. A. ti-.n-M. \V. 11.
airliiif.j; uvi< ..v) > ,.. .1' W S.
iis-il l. ; . > soiiiC'lUin;* Of tho hisn'-y
,,. Simu' l..yi?u, r.- orjranvia.....
1 ..:... 1
lie r?-.\ami meaning of Mason?-,'!1 ;
y. Mosic for the occasion was fmdsheb
i>y ;ho Cove Greek string*
>a:nl. Several degrees were conferred
on live ladies. present* and a few
lov.ofary degrees on some of the
iierrihers which added much merrinorit
to the program. I)clicion= rc'reshr.ients
wevi- served by Mrs. Don
f. Morton, Mrs. P. G;. Spainhoui and
dii... Thos. Taylor.
On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs.
' . F. H<> 1*1 on entertained as their
tinner guilts Misses Taylor. Bundy
?.nd Wetnuiro and Messrs. Frank
Payne. W alter Bingham and Bobert
Pu ilium.
In a hard-taught basket bail game,
Mb.ivntoin City defeated Cove Creek
j.n Sa.'arday bv U:c score of 26 to
."'J. \Vi>en 'into wa-" <*nPr?d fh<> v^riro
(.ooxj bvery, and an extra five rumbles
irr.ve Mor.Pt.fr, Ci* y the lead.
A Play. "Son .John" will he jriven
in the audi tor. um of the school buildir??
011 Wednesday nigm. December
22: Admission will be 15 cent? for
children, 25 cents for higrh school pupils"
and 25 aeras for adults.
David Must has come home from
Chapel Hill for the Christinas holidays.
Carlton Mas1' from V. P. 1.,
Miss Blanche Horlon from Meredith
vvii'i be home last of the week.
Needed a Dictionary
Doctor: Ever have any trouble
.villi dysropsia?
: r.- Only when 1 try to spell it.