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The Burke County News
ine Morganton Herald
Consolidated November 29, 1901
Subscription P rice 2.00 per Year in Advance
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MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 18, 1921.
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NO. 8
UCH EVIDENCE TAKEN
III MAID CASE
te Rests Shortly After Noon
Yesterday and Many Wit
nesses For the State
Have Been Examined.
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t'- : i . J a i
;ie Kincaiu iiiuiuci inai is me
V m i A. T 1 j
er ot interest in uurice county
week. It was called at 2;30 Tues
afternoon, the first afternoon
iumed in selecting the jury and
taking of evidence commenced
MORGANTON FIRE TEAM
TO GASTONIA MONDAY
Local Firemen Will Take Part
mutate Tournament
There Next Week.
j The Morganton lire team is "looking
; forward with keen interest to the
owie n tournament in Gastonia
next week beginning on Monday and
"lc"uls mrougn Thursday. The
boys have been practicing faithfully
and are in fine trim. They expect to
make other contestants know that
iuurganton is represented and will
give any team hard fight for-honors
aim prizes.
crday morning. i tv, .i ?
H the State's evidence was in be- two " LL
V,o nnnn riav arf nurnmpnt vm- u" .T.7 . "1C uluer wnicn
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and by the time court adjourn
esterday afternoon the defense
j introducd many of its witnesses,
ill probability the case will not go
he jury before noon tomorrow.
T.e jury is composed of the follow-
R. C. Coon, K. H Ballard, R. L.
orkle, C. G. Rudisill, Luther Line-
frer, J. M. Jetton, J. G. Morrison,
Lee Smith, R. M. Lochman, W. II.
fr and J. E. Croonland.
lie jury was impanneled within an
t and twenty minutes after exam-
f- i rif rc :
f ori utjjraxi. vjx io veniremen sum
ed from Lincoln county only 25
: J -C l i.: ii
E exammeu xvl stiecuon oi ine
ve. Defense used eight of its
ve peremptory challenges and the
e only two.
. l i i
)me ueiay was caused wnen tne
was first called by the fact that
tt of veniremen contained in re-
by Sheriff Abernethy had been'
.fittingly used to cut into slips
drawing. Defense Took excep
to this as an error and Judge
ton went to much pains to verify
p:ames m ine nat as me same as
jtnoned, requiring a count of slips,
taking precaution to ask each
as called if he had been surnmon-
b: Lincoln county sheriff. All men.
lined answered questions put to
ji intelligently and the jury chos-
declared far above the average,
of them being business men of
standing in Lincoln.
bth Solicitor Huffman and council
he defense stated that it was one
flie finest set of men they had
seen in a jury box.
evidence was taken Tuesday af
Don. It was 5 o'clock by the time
jury was chosen and Judge Bry-
V: rl irmrnorl pnnrt until Worlrioorloi?
iing at i):30.
e prisoner was visibly affected
al times while in the court
are as
teams and
they win enter the contests
iouows:
Water Team Ed Hern, captain;
Joe Hern, wrenchman: Ed Hp wt!
man; William Ward, slack-puller; Al
bert Wilson, breaker; Bonner Lane,
nozzleman; Russell Green, substitute.
Chemical Team Gray Lane and
Jim Deal, laddermen; Millard Hen
nessee, climber; H. L. Riddle, substi
tute. F. W. Ross, who is chief of the de
partment, will accompany the team
to Gastonia.
A big crowd of local boosters will
go along to cheer the boys and watch
Morganton carry off some of the best
prizes. The local team hsi nav
ianea to take at least one prize and
this year the boys feel confident that
they will not fall under th
lecoras and hone to come out on top
The personekof the teams is the
same, as last year with two excep
tions, Hennessee and Deal being the
new men. Last year the Morganton
team captured the second prize in the
water contest, showing water in 13
seconds, a record that is hard to. beat.
j ) Local Disarmament Advocated ; "
1 (what So i) I aowcate Trie " V vV'in
- evry
SrllAiNr 60T AH 'EIGHTEEN efcj WSv
LOCAL BRIEFS IN
AND AROUND TOWN
BR
EF HEWS I
FROM OVER
EMS
BURKE
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
OF NO. 36 PROPOSED
i. lear came to his eyes as
rood to hear the indictment read
after adjournment he wept as
ives gathered around to shake
land. Two sisters were with him.
Alice Whitener of Hickory and
E. B. Hood of Chesterfield.
Forney Childs of Lincolnton, as-
xl Solicitor Huffman in selection
he jury but will not help in the
cution. L. A. Jonas conducted
xamination for the defense.
J. B. Riddle was the first wit
called WednesHav mnrnino' -for
"-lie I 1111 3i mir
Her death, he stated, was due
;tab in the neck. He was called
? Kincaid home, he testified, on
ight of July 18th about 10
k. Mrs. Kincaid was dead 'when
ached the. home. An examina-
)f the wound showed that it was
e left side of the neck, about an
or an inch and a quarter wide i
t a right angle with the neck.
i an appearances it appeared
the instrument had gone straight
i me wound was clear cut. He
rt probe the wound nnd rmi1d
herefore tell which vein or ar-
vas severed.
saw the defendant who nskp-d
to have the sheriff come out for
nat night and was told that of
were then on the way.
cross examination hp tnld fVmf
- -w W V V A V
fJ practiced in iho fnmil
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n ul i ri iiii ill m rui ri i u unTM n n i
observed anv but tbp
V relations betwppn ip hvn TVio
a household was composed of
nd Mrs. Kincaid, Mrs. Betty Da-
'U an imbeci e hrnthpr-' nf Mr
fid. When rw Pirlth
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cene Mr. Kincaid wn in V.o
1 yard two young men with ,him
RHP flflf Vlln ml 1
demonstration of grief, crying
screaminc. Thp hnAv f Mr
was lying partly on the back
dna partly in the hall. The
i the prisoner that mVhf wnc
f'ctor testified, that of great dis-
coum have been heajd for
He asked Dr. Riddle before
with the officers if he "could
1J1'e. went to the bodv, knelt
and kissed her, patting her
and crying.
otate lntrndncod Tt man r r.V.n..r
f-iative distances of the Kincaid
irom the store and rrmd and fnp
f,n of the porch with reference
nouse.
Riddle was on the stand about
Minutes.
A- Kirksey, Morganton under
described the location and
or the wound.
next witness, Claude Clontz, a
driver, is a second cousin to
psoner; he visited the jail the
''Iff f0 lowino- no r,,0JDMf;nn
Oroner M. L. ClnrV nnd nViora
V4uess testified that the prison
! poroner that he remember
j'lner his wife, that an inquest
1 not be necessary. Clontz said
fyt'd a little behind the other
i aru ncua. c:j i
you take second thought?" "1
kiS tnp ror, w T'll foil
A X- y A V a AJI Lr I 1
MORRTSON WANTS STATE '
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
Governor Cameron Morn" ?nn will
press the appointment of a secretary
of commerce and manufacturing at
the next session of the general assem
bly. It is the opinion of the Governor
that some one should be always on
the alert for the commercial and man
ufacturing interests of thp
wealth and to this end will press the
legislature to make provision for a
State officer and prescribe his duties.
CORRECTION
An error in name which we regret
very much was made last week in re
porting the death of Mrs. Dale. It
was Mrs. Frank Dale, not Mfs. Fred
uaie, as printed.
FATHER OF PRESIDENT
HARDING WEDS AGAIN
Dr. Geo. T. Harding, 76 Years
Uld, Marries His Nurse,
Who is Fifty-Two.
Dr. George T. Harding, 76 years
old, father of President Hardine-. was
rJ7d M0nST' MjCh-' laSt fWs: the heVmVrninr rain from Ashe
day to Miss Alice Severns. 52. hv villP Pf xu ;f j ' V
the Rev. Frank T. Knowles, pastor of
Railway and Corporation Com
mission Being Urged to Run
Train Two Hours Earlier.
A proposal is under consideration
to change the schedule of train No. 36
the Monroe Presbyterian church. Miss
Severns has been a nurse in the office
of Dr. Harding at Marion for many
years. The couple drove to Monroe
in an automobile, obtained a mar
riage license and went to the home
of Rv. Knowles, where the cere
mony was performed.
'LINK'
JOHNSON MEETS
OBSTACLES IN SENATE
Henry Lincoln Johnson, the Geor- P1ie ?f , Rutherford and Cleveland
gia negro politician who figured so I counties an early morning train from
prominently in the Linne ycase, mav ' m , 1?,.and furnish them with such
ville east, which is now due at Mor
ganton at 8:20 a. m. The change
would bring it here still earlier, about
6 o clock," leaving Ashe ville about 4
o clock.
From the information obtainable it
seems that the reason for th.P
ed change is the connection at Marion
ior points on, the Southern between
luarion and a Jacks hiirsr. s r
- The Asheville Citizen argues that ' S' H- Beaslev in Spartanburg. S. C,
connection and would Hvp thp
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FAMILY REUNION
For The News-Herald: '
There was a family reunion at the
T CASES DISPOSED
OF SINCEJJST WEEK
Court Docket Cleared of Many
Liquor Cases and Roads
Sentences Passed
On Many.
Since our report last week many!
minor criminal cases have been dis
posed of by the court in an effort to
clear the docket in readiness for the
J J 1 1 l mi t- .1
uiuiuer. .inai mis . ween. ine unt- anH Thelm-, e0f, i T tT
tain-Crawley case occupied the better Jfe ietithf I'Kl'
never reach confirmation for himself
in tne senate. After favorably re
porting Johnson's nomination as re
corder of deeds for the District of Co
lumbia, the senate has rppnmmifori
the report back .to the committeeforl
iunner investigation. Charges con
cerning Johnson's fitness for the office
and certain acts in his political career
are understood to have "-been filed by
Southern senators and the District of
Columbia committee will reopen the
entire case, with prospects none too
good for Johnson approval by the
senate. .
mail facilities as they have never had
Deiore. it would be of benefit to
people traveling from Asheville to
Salisbury and Charlotte, and esne-
lu-uie iaxrer place, because
connection
Short Items of Local and Per
sonal Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Mrs. Lawrence Grady is very sick
at Grace Hospital.
Miss Bertha Smith of Winston-Salem,
is visiting her grandmother.
Mrs. Fannie Butler.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bis
sett at Grace Hospital. Ausrust 13.
a son, David Wilson Bissett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Clark an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Myra
omnna, at urace Hospital on Au
gust 14th.
The subject for B. Y. P. U. next
Sunday evening is "Sanctification."
Mrs. William Ward has charge of the
program.
Rev. J. J. Johnston of Ridgecrest
filled the pulpit at the First Baptist
church Sunday morning, preaching a
helpful and inspiring sermon.
Services will be held 'Sunday, Au
gust 21, at 11 o'clock, at Denton's
chapel and at 2:30 o'clock at Gilboa btf
tne pastor, Kev. m. li. Erwin.
The meeting at Pleasant View clos
ed last Sunday with six baptised and
seven cnoverts. Rev. M. I. Harris,
the pastor, was assisted by Rev. W.
B. Mull.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Chapman died Friday in East
Morganton. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Geo. Abpmpfhv
and interment made at Forest Hill
cemeterv. - j
The subject for the meeting of the
Epworth league Sunday night will be
"Commandments of Righteousness
Toward God." The leader will' be
Miss Kate Conley.
Miss Anne Clark and Leonard and
Augusta Katz underwent slight oper
ations at Dr. Long's sanatorium in
Statesville last week. They .returned
home Sunday and are getting along
nicely. . ,
Flceta Elizabeth is the name of a
little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs
ueae iwo paiuraay nights and two
grust 12th. Mrs. Beasl
Sunday afternoons each month.
before her marriage Miss Mattie Gar- Lv. s"nday school institute held
rison of Morganton. ' thl,s, week m the Baptkt church was
Everett Kudolph is the nmae of aisenaea and much appreciated
little son born August 11 to Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Henry of Spencer. Mrs.
Henry was formerly Miss Lydia
Abee. She is a granddaughter of
Mrs, R. A. Cobb of Mors-anton.
Dr, and Mrs. A. A. McFayden left
onnection would then be madeatl!ast "Wednesday for Vancouver . and , Bt)lnetime next .month, ..
alisbury;with-'No;37 vvhich'is dnp flHrSail-Trom thereiodav for China e'pawnts frthe school district of.
i5itTn 4- fl i i . I TTh ore f Viott n n I ! na- I VaKjPSP T AP L" Q iiro f o J.I. 1
i",c. jiiixriuiLQ at aoout 1U a m i .wc imssionaries. . r.irs.
unaer this schedule No. 36 wonlH iVcrayaen belore her
TlT . . I Tl tr
pass Morganton at 6 o'clock, ' Hickory
at , Newton at 7:25 and Statesville
at about 8 o'clock, and the train
would arrive in Salisbury shortly af
ter 9 o'clock in time to connect with
traan ho. 37 for Charlotte, which
would enable passengers who desire
to go to Charlotte from points on the
Western road to arrive there nearly
three hours earlier than unrfpr tho
present schedule by Barber Junction,
mar-
nome of Rev. M. I. Harris, Hickory oy mroer Junction,
Riirwlav Ar... rn-u t Li - . ' and the only mconveniensp thst m,i
7,J: "-suoi, iviL, m nonor oi nisCnmp fmm a.-.
iatner-m-iaw, Mr. W. A Benfield h ,i 7 wpuia De a
thi r I ;?e??:r' lay-over m Salisbury for. neonlp hn
riage mips Helen Howard of Mor
ganton. Dr. McFayden is also a
North Carolinian, his home being in
Raeford.
CAPTAIN J, C, MILLS
Items of Interest Gathered
From Different Sections of
the County By News
Herald Correspondents
VALDESE. x
Mr. Francis Garrou and
Annie and Pauline, spent the week
end with Mrs. Garrou who is spend
ing a few days in Asheville.
Mrs. Emily Deal left this wppIt fnr.
New York where she is employed
with the Personell Bureau of tfm
American Express Company.
Rev. John Pons? who has been
away for two weeks, returned Satur
day to be with his church on . the
15th of August. Mr. Pons visited
New York, Albany and Rochester. In
the last named town Mr. Pons held a
pastorate for years and his friends
and one time parishoners were de
lighted to see him.
August 15th, , 1689, is a historical"
date for the Waldensians. On this
date a large number of the Walden
sians, who had been exiled from their
native land because they refused to
recant their religious belief, and ac
cept the Catholic faith, started from
a rendevous in SwitzprlnnH ni .
lymarched toward the valleys "in North
ern itaiy. ine march is one never to
be forgotten and frorm this date they
wcie no longer compelled to leave
their mountain homes. On this date
each year the loyal Waldensians still
celebrate the event, whether they are
in th old mountain homes, or in vfar
away America.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Buff,
a boy. Both mother and baby are
doing well.
Rev G. P. Abernethy of the East
baptist . church of Morganton, has
been called to the pastorate of the
church at Valdese. If Mr. Abernethy
o nnrs -rv 4-oi 1 : 1 1 1 t i . V
"lB "e win noia services at Val-
uese two Saturday nights
oy tne members. Several received
diplomas for the good work done dur
ing the institute.
The new Pauling Knitting mills is
rJLt! Ie?y for occupancy."
luauiuiwy win oe moved in the
PASSED
AWAY
SUNDAY
this being Mr. Benfield's 79th birth
uay. mere were five children and
20 grandchildren present, as follows:
Rev. J. G. Benfield, wife and Nora
and Flora, twins, and Maynard Ben
field; Mr. R. N. Setzer, wife and Fred
Continued
you
part of two days of last week and re
sulted as noted in record below. The
record shows the following proceed
ings from Wednesday of last week
until Tuesday afternoon, when the
Kincaid case was called:
Babe Ann Kincaid and . Esther
Caldwell, prostitution; guilty. Jail
sentences for both with permission to
jailer to work at jail.
Wilburn Ward, violation town ordi
nance; plead guilty; judgment of
mayor confirmed; defendant to pay
costs. N " '
Frank Mull, retailing, guilty.'
Frank Bradshaw, retailing, guilty.
Bristol Ward plead guilty; 8-months
on roads.
Otis Sigmon, Theo. Sigmon, Charlie
Stilwell and Amos Hunt, manufactur
ing liquor, guilty.
John Williams, retailing and trans
porting; guilty; eight months on
roads.
James Kiser; assault with deadly
weapon; guilty.
James Kiser, disturbing religious
worship; guilty.
Will Huffman, manufacturing li
quor; mistria.
Thursday morning after argument
Judce Bryson made order for a venire
of 75 from Lincoln county from which
to select Kincaid jury.
Walter Brittain'and Charlie Craw
ley; charge of rape withdrawn by
State, defendants submit to prostitu
tion; sentenced .two years each in
State prison.
Jim Deal and Arthur . Rector. 12
months on roads.
Dug Mitchell 12 months on roads.
William Pitts and John Smith, one
year on roads.
Elis Deal, larceny, two years on
roads. . . . . ....
Charlie Helton, house breaking:.
guilty; five years State prison.
Harvey b reddell, manufacturing
liquor; guilty; not sentenced. "
Pink Chapman, assault with deadly
weapon; found not guilty.
Miles Rutherford; retailing; guilty;
not yet sentenced.
Rome Smith, breaking and enter
ing; tound not guilty.
Rome Smith; larceny and receiving::
guilty; ter months on roads. .
Tom Cook, former sentence order-
le, Forest, Verna, Paul and Farnk, of
Gastonia; Rev. P. S. Barbee, wife,
Charles, Millard and Ruth Barber, of
Whitnel and little Owen Benfield of
Dillon, S. C. Besides Rev. Harris'
family, Ray, Ruth, Mary, Toy, Parks
and ohn. A number of other relatives
and friends. All enjoyed the occasion
and a sumptuous dinner was served.
Mr. Benfield is the father of 13 Jivin
children and 69 grandchildren. His
wife died about three years ago. He
is strong and hearty, and we hope he
will live to enjoy many more birth
days. ,
desire to travel from points on the
western road to places between Salis
bury and Greensboro.
o It is assumed, of course,, that No.
out of Asheville will continue to
.eave Asheville at 8:10 in the morning
and this is the train principally
traveled from points on the Western
road to Winston-Salem, Greensboro
and Raleigh."
MARRIAGE LICENSES
E. L. Epley and Katie Lane.
Kelly Welsh and Laura Crawley.
Douglas Lowdermilk anl Eunice
Whisenant. N
m Andrew Carswell and Laura Wil
liams. Alvin Shelton and Hattie Lee Myr
tle Green.
F. A. Mason and Mae-ip
J. E. Keever, and Mrs. Mary Cagle.
nanK arswen and Effie Mace.
CHANGE IN TRAIN SCHEDULES
Attention is called to three changes
m local train schedules which were
effective lasl Sunday. No. 16 going
east arrives now at 6:40 instead of
7:25; No. 12, also east, is due. five
minutes later, 505; No. 35, westbound,
comes at 12 .-50 instead of 12:45.
TO BE With CHARLOTTE SCHOOL
Miss Cornelia Carter has been
elected supervisor of the elementary
department of the Charlotte graded
school. Miss Sadie Patton will also
teach in Charlotte.
HARDING WILL NOT BE
IN DISARMAMENT MEET
Hughes Will Head Delegation ;
Exact Role President Not
Officially Defined.
Any
Hardin
on sixth page) Jed stricken out; case continued.
Mrs. J. r. Teague of Bessemer
City, spent the week-end with her son
at the State Hospital. She was ac
companied by Mrs. L. C. Camp of
Gaffney, S. C. and Mrs. C. W. Teague
of Chester, S. C. They spent Satur
day night .with Mrs. I. R. Keller who
is an aunt of Mrs. C. W. Teague.
expectation that President
will nimself not o
gate to the disarmament conference
..o cnmuwn Dy a White House
announcement that he had definitely
designated Secretary Hughes of the
piLe aepartment to head the Amer
ican delegation.
It was said that other members
were yet to be chosen, although the
President is known to have narrowed
considerably the list of those he con
siders available and may reach the
point .of other dfinited selections in
the very near futurp. Wo ic
I stood to have decided, that at least
one oi tne places shall go to a United
Mates Senator, and the choice of a
woman as a member of the delega
tion still, is within the range of pos
sibility. The exact role to be plaved by the
President never has been officially de
fined, but the general expectation is
that after delivering the opening ad
dress of the conference on November
11, he will remain in the background
of the negotiations, leaving direct
contact with 'the foreign commission
ers to his accredited representatives
but at the same time keeping in close
touch with them and with all the
proceedings of the conference.
' ALF MULL PAROLED "
Announcement" was mnHp in
daily papers Sunday that the govern
or had paroled Alf Mull who has serv
ed about six months of a two years'
sentence. -
Ti10e attendinS the music festival
in Asheville last week, were Mrs. E.
HP00' -Misses Maude and! Mrs
r.oitn uoodwin, Mrs. P. R. Brown.
Misses Beatrice and Annie Cobb and
Miss Gertrude Hall. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Yni
Ernest Young, Jr., of Louisille, Ky.,
aiC opeuuuiK several weeKs at Mrs.
Mary Gordon's. Mr. Younsr's sisters.
H. J. Marsh and Miss Lelia
have returned to thpir h nmp
in narlotte after a visit tn tho
x ounjr.
here.
Interesting and Unique Charac
ters and One of County's
Leading Citizens Died
Sunday At Ripe Age.'
Captain Joseph C. - Mills, one of
Burke county's most interesting and
unique characters and a fine old gen
tleman of the old school, passed away
Sunday afternoon at the ripe age of
eighty-five years. For several years
he had been in failing health and for
some time had been an invalid.
Captain Mills was one of the lead
ers in Burke county during the lat
ter part of the last century, his voice
carrying with it weight in politics and
civic affairs. He exerted a strong in
fluence for the Democratic party and
was known throughout the State
one of the county's most influential
citizens.
During the war between the states,
Captain Mills, who was a daring
youth and as brave as ever shouldered
a gun, led a band of sharpshooters,
himself one of the most fearless of
the gang. ' A' good friend of his said
oi mm tne other day that "he was
tnev most courageous man I ever
knew." , . .
At several sessions' of the State
legislature ne represented Burke
county and held other positions of
trust ana responsibility.
With his brpther-in-law, Col. Cox,
of Asheville, he spent much time and
money m the development of the gold
mines of Burke and Rutherford coun
ties and his Brindletown mines are
known far and wide.
-Hei?r suyed hy one daughter,
Miss May Mills ,of Morganton. Miss
iaiLe.fC?x, Asheyie, Mrs. Wright
of Philadelphia and Mr. TW..V, ru
of Asheville, are his nieces and ne
phew. Miss Maude Cox was here
Monday for the funeral.
The funeral, conducted by Rev. N.
L. Duncan, was held at. CI
Monday afternoon at 5:30 and inter
ment made in Grace churchyard.
DEATH OF "UNCLE BILL" PARKS
News has been rpppivp w Tni;
here of the death in Rigby, Idaho, on
August lsf of "Uncle Bill" Parks. Hp
was a native of Burke county but
went to Idaho 35 years ago. He has
one brother, Mr. Jim Parks, and many
other relatives living in Burke county
and left several children. He was 88
years old. The funeral and burial
took place at Rigby.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor underwent
an operation . for appendicitis at Dr.
Long's sanatorium in Statesville
luonaay. irienas will he ' o-lnrt t
Valdese took advantao-p nf CQ
held at the School for the Deaf, Mor-'
ganton, for the bpnpfit nf
bothered with tonsilitis. Several of
the boys and girls were operated on
andare doing very well.
The patrons of the school district of
aldese s delighted with the thought
that they are to have better schools
in the near future. Plans are well
under way for the beginning of the
new school building that is to be the
pride of the district, and all are very
enthusiastic for it. We are one and
all looking for action to Prof. Sig
mon, superintendent of public instruc
tion of Burke; and hope he will be
able to turn the trick.
GLEN ALPINE.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ward and Mrs.
Durant Gibbs motored last week to
Spartanburg, S. C. Mis Jane Gibbs,
a relative, came back with them for
a visit of several days..
We have had an unusual amount of
(Continued on fifth page)
FRANK WILLIAMS MEETS
DEATH BY ACCIDENT
Killed When Automobile Over
turns; Enroute From John
son City to Erwin, Tenn.
R. Frank Williams met with sud
den and tragic death Tuesday after
noon in an automobile accident be
tween Johnson City and Erwin,
Tenn. A message was received by
his family .Tuesday night telling of
his death and when the body arrived
yesterday afternoon from TT
where it was prepared for burial, it
was accompanied, by a letter'telling
of the sad occurrence.
The letter stated that Mr. Williams
had hired a jitney to take him from
Johnson City to Erwin, that the road
was slick and muddy causing the car
to skid off. It over turned several
times down an embankment, falling
a distance of possibly 100 feet. Mr
Williams' neck was broken in the fall
The driver was seriously hurt but not
killed. The letter stated positively
that neither of the men was drinking.
Awaitinsr a message frnm a ert
in Virginia definite funeral arrange
ments have not been made but inter
ment will take place at Glen Alpine.
Mr. Williams is a son of Mr
ert Williams. His home is on Burke
mont avenue. Besfdes his parents he is
survived by his wife, who was a Miss '
Cooper of ChesterfipM anA fiTm ViJ1
. f C Villi-
dren.
Wi " "s-imii iii uc giaa to
know that she is getting along nicely.
LAND TRANSFERS
D. F. Chapman to Kelly York, 50
acres in Lower Fork township.
W. Z Deal to J. W. Page, 58 acres -in
Icard township..
. G. H. Evans to J. W. Page, 14 acres
in Icard township
Robert Handy to W. C. Erwin, 1 1-2'
acres m Silver Creek township. .
Harry Shade to Lillie Harbison,
one-third interest in lot in Morganton
W.C Erwin. to R. L. Ward, house
and lot in Morganton.
Shurman Hunter to Western Caro
lina Power Company, 3 acres in Lin
vine township.
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