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RICHA5DCASVELL
Lenoir and Kinston People Pay
Tribute To North Carolina's
'First Governor :
Klattoa, jiept. 1. Thia' tows, which
.has dwelled? la thai 'apathy character
istic of North Carolina -toward their
atoa and institutions, today for th first
timt in many years took a eouple of
hour off to pay homage to the mem
ory of iti f oremost citizen, Biehard
CaawelL village official, legislator, gov
ernor aad ooldier. The Bute, eouaty,
municipality, patriotic societies aad
Masonic order joiatly participated la
exercises attendant npon the unveiling
of a bronie market poiating the way
front the central highway, principal
road In the 8tate, to the grave of the
revolutionary Celebrity, The market
beara thi Inscription : -.--
8uU ol this tablet. 168. yards, is
the grate otBiehard Caswell, the first
Governor of North Carolina as ta lade
pendent 8tate. 'I will most cheerfully
join any of my countrymen, even as
rank and file man, and whilst I have
blood ia my veias fre1y of er It ia sup
port of the liberties of my eeuatry.'
Caswell to hit son ia 1773. The North
. Carolina Historical Commission 191
Citizens' of Lenoir County) Caswell
Nash Chapter, D. A. R :
Appropriate Exerclaea Held, '
Escrows held at a theatre lasted one
hour J They began at 10:30 o'clock,
, Tliey were opened with patriotic song,
Bev. Charles I Read, pastor of Queea
Street Ifetbodist church, spoke the In
vocation. George V. CoWper, State
Senator and ebatrra.m of th marker
r oram it tee, introduced the spesker, Hon.
It. E. Htary, brother of Judge Btacy,
of Wilmington, and the Into Dean Stacy
th" l'Bivprfiiv of North Carolina.
Col f-rcd Olds, of the BUte Hall of
liMiory, Kuokc briefly. One or two
otheri notnbers rounded out the short
bat impressive program.
. From the theatre the official party,
Including State, county, society and
city officials, representatives Of patri
otic bodies and the Masons tad others,
-motored to the site of the raised tablet,
a short distance west of the city, where
the unveiling exercises proper were held
and the fraternity men -honored their
distinguished fellow Mason. Caswell
, stood high la North American hla-
soary 190 years sgo, as Is told by
inscriptions on the Csswell monument
at Queea and Caswell streets here.
Small Misses Kathleea Hatch, daugh
ter of Edwin I. Hatcher, aad ore lace
Itiszell, daughter of J. Atwood Bissell,
drew the veil 'from the tablet, whiehJvoungest aoa, who disappeared oa a
Ice. EsrW la his residence ta North i
Carolina he was a depaty surveyor aad
ck of the Orange eouaty court r ,
Promlaee la Bevolatto. .
When the young faiwell ioceted la
Lenoir the county was a part of
Dobhs eenaty, which afterward was ob
literated by partition. H broeared H
eense to praetie tew. Ia 1771 tad ore
vlonily be was a member of the colonial
assembly froavJohastoa. He was speak
er of the House of Commons ia 1770
aad 1771. He was colonel of militia
aaa Commanded the right wing of Gov.
eraor Tryoa's forces at the Battle of
Alamance, May 16, 1771.'
He was a aeiegate e the coagreat at
Philadelphia before the Deelaratioa of
ladpendencee. He resigned from the
delegation to become one of the treas
urers .of State. A biography accepted
as 'aotlieatie sayt he went to Philadel
phia in 1774, and resigned la 17751 '
At 'the battle of Moore s -Creek, uat-
well and local militiamra covered them
selves "with fiery. They Touted the
Tories, taking a general officer prisoner,
oa February 27, 1774. ; Caswell follow
ing this became brigadier-general of
the New Bern distrist. Ho was asmed
preiidenfof the provincial .poagress ia
the winter of 1770. He was made Gov
ernor late ia 1776 aad served until 1778.
He was different from most office hold
er! of this day and timet he refused
to be compensated for his services to
the State.
With his retirement from the Gover
nor's effiee CasweH took the field as a
ImiUtary maa. He had many soldierly
eharseterisucs, aaa lovta ins trumpei s
alarm more than the eicitemtnt of po
litical campaigning. He held the rani
of major-general. Ha was with the
North Carolina troops at Camden ia
August, 1780. More than 1,000 of Cat-
well s men were at valley lorgs ia tut
saddest hour of the Infant nation.
Agala Made Governor,
Caswell became eemntrollerHrencral
ia 1782, aad Governor again la 1785. It
was during his Incumbency as executive
that the ""State of Fraakland," or
"Fraaklia." seceded from North Caro
lina, with sensatioaal results la the
mountain country. The "state" waa
named for Benjamin Franklin. It waa
aa ill-fated commonwealth. Caswell was
firm ia auppressing the revolt. Later
Tennessee wis given statehood, parting
from the mother State with good will
oa both sides. Caswell was named a
detente to the convention to draft the
Coaatitntioa at Philadelphia ia r787, but
declined tad. having that pausuai
authority, appointed William Blount to
go ia his stead. In 1789 be was elected
a Beaator from Dobbs, He wss a mem
ber of the"8tate convention at Fayette
rllle ta November,"'!?!, which ratified
the Constitution,
Caswell was stricken with paralysis
while presiding over the State Senate,
Re died five days later, aged 60 years,
For some time there had beca a cloud
over his mind caused by the loss of his
FAVORS CONCRETE FOR
MUCH TRAVELED ROAD
atarbovnd Macadam Aa Ob-
oleto Type, jeci&res n.
. Bnckner, of As&eyill
To the Editor i There it the keen-
est sort of interest among the people
I Buncombe county la the road pro
gram now being, carried out by tat
Buncombe eouaty commissioners Mr.
B. A. Pattoa. chairman, Mr, Otto ta
red, commissioner of public highway
and Mr. G. D. Stradlty, commissioner
of pnblie buildings. .'- .
Within the past four months, th
commissioners hive let contracts for 11
miles of obsolete type of hard In trace
road knows as the weterboaad meead-
The word obsolete ia used ad
visedly ia that wnterbonad macadam
was the best knew type of lard ear
face road for transportation IS or CO
years ago, which all of at know, was
horse and aa drawa vehicles of Various
kinds. - 1 M
Today the method of transportatioa
at exemplified ia motor- vehicles has
grown far away from tb waterbound
type of road surface, aa It proves
wherever waterbound macadam it laid
throughout the State aad nation.
Heavy, high powered -automobiles to
getljoj with the almost tnanmerable
nivvere aaa irueas op io a ions ttpae-
i.l .v.:. i
ti fim iwir iTn tnccvuing iwrr
aad speed, make the semi-soft surface
of macadam Utterly Jaefficieat for thia
traffic for more than one or two yen rs
at the outside, during which time the
st of tires tad geaeral upkeep of
will attract the attention of hundreds of
tourist sad other travelers dsily in the
years ta come. An asphalted roadway
will aooa run past it Elisha B. Lewis,
at sloqueat speaker, eulogised Caswell
ta the members of the Masoaie ledges
aadothcrs la tw party. The aatem
blago at the marker waa not largo. The
State road was closed for improvements.
For that reason a parade which had
beca toatemplated waa sot held.
' Business' Uoaaea Close.
Tklaay placet of business were closed
from Q:30 to 11:30, whea the exercises
.were la progress at tha theatre la the
city, ia compliance with a proeUaUtloa
by the mayor. The occasion was holi
day for county officials. The unveiling
was tha principal event of Labor Dsj,
aerce . ,
Birhard Caawell wat one of tht great
est statesmen North Carolina hat had
for a citizen. Ho waa bora la Mary
land August 3, 1729. Bit father wat
merchant. The elder Caswell experienced
bad luck la business during Richard's
youth. North Carolina was oae of the
most prosperous of the toloaies, aad
shortly after the revolution stood third
among the state! ia population. Cas
well brought letters from tht Goveraor
ef Maryland to Governor Johnston, and
aooa tfter bit arrival ia tht colony
found himself employed is a pabllo ef-
voyage from Charleston to New Bera
It was the opinion of some that young
Caswell wss captured and murdered by
pirates.
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
BETTER
DEAD
Life is a burdtq when tha bod
bfacaad with pain. Evajrythinf
worries and tha victim bacotnaa
dospondant and downhearted. T
fertaf back tht sanabloa taka
C0U)lSDiUL
The Bstioca remedy ol HoTiend for
tot yearn Jt m as eooaay of all polae ta
salting from kidney, ttwat sad nrss add
troablea, AD dragghMS, three atasev
aVoh fcw nU niCMUJw or aaa
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machines en macadam road it about 50
to 60 percent greater- thaa for tht
smooth paved roads or aand etsy.
It has bees stated by both tht eouaty
eommiMioaera and the st-tt highway
commiM loners that macadam aa
used I It I years tad then
necessary patching, be. used as a found
atioa ea which to law asphalt. From
a ttatemeat mads by Mr. H. L. Tirtway
la his letter which appeared Is the
Aahevflle Cilirea yesterday, H teems
that thecost of macadam Bow being mid
by Baacombe eouaty would be 1S0U
for le foot read aad at the tad tf
three er foer yean would coat taother
I 913,000 to have tht asphalt top laid aa
tae m mteadaas. ar a total rest ef
a,000 a mile for the road at the tad
tf three er fowr years. The tame state
eat thawt thtt BwSeembt eeontv
paid between $24,009 and acs.ooo a mils
for the Headorsonville eonerete high
era, to feet wide at war prices. Taking
the extreme Cost of this road, there
would' he a taring la favor at the tea
creto road tt kgaiast tht eld macadam
tsphalt typo, at tht eod at foar years
tf 13,000 which la tara would meta
as average mainteaaaee eost, without
any aetuhl maintenance tt all, of 91.150
per year for the aid macadam tao4 to
the time whea the 'asphalt la kid.
It ia tha belief tf the writer that
the majority of people In Bnaeombe
Meaty art apposed to tht mteaflaet
read aad would prefer one of the types
of the various hard surfaces, for the
porpoe of read economy Is construc
tion aad apheep aad fos the -eaormoot
economical effect ia taring the eost ef
tires tad automobile upkeep.
Any hard surface read at macadam
road invites largely laeteated travel. At
Calomel Users! Listen To Me!
W I Guarantee Dodsoh's Liver Tone
- 'V- r- -:' ;
-Your druggist givea back your money If it doesn't
liyen your lirer and bowels and straighten
you up without making you side.
Ugh! Calomel makes yoa tick. Its
horrabltl Take i done of the daagerasa
dru, tonlghi sad tomorrow yos assy
lost s day's work.
Calomtl la mercury or ijulckailvat
which caosei seerotit of the bones. Cal
omtl, whea H comes into contact with
tour bile, ertshes into It, breaking It
up. This la whes yos feel that awful
Bauaea sad cramping. U yoa are slug
gish and "all knocked out," If year
Uvtr It torpid and bowel constipated
or yo have headache, dianaeaa. eoated
tongue, if breath is bad er ttomsek
sour, just try a spoonful of harmless
Dodsoa't Liver tone tonight.
Here's my guarantot Cs tt say drag
rtors sad get a bottle af Dodsoa't Liver
Toae for s few tests, Takt 9 tpooajfsl
ssd it it doetat atraightea yoa right ap
ssd make yos feel fiae sad vigorous 1
wast yoa to go bark to tht ttort aad
got your money. Dodaoal Urn Tost
it destroyini tha sals ol ssloeatl bo-
eause It It real liver modteintt tntirely
vegetable, therefore tt eta sot salivate
ar make yos sick.
I guarantee that oae tpooafs) of Dod
soa't Uver Test will pot rat alaa-rlah
Uvtr to work ssd eleaa yoar bowela of
that tour bile ssd ooaotipatod waste
which at eloggiag your ayatem ssd
making yoa foal miserable. I gut res
tee that a bottls at Dodtoai Uver Tost
win keep your entire family fee Hag
fiae for moatha. Oles It to yoar esll
Irts. It Is harmless 1 d octal gripe aad
they like its pleasant taoteA4v.
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"Bayer Tablets of tsplrla" to bt. tta
alar must be marked wit tht safety
"Bayer Cross. Always boy as ss
brokea Bayer package which eon tains
proper direction to tafely ralievt Bead
teht. Toothache, Ea racks, Neuralgia,
Colds aad pais. Bssdy. lis boxes of
IS tablets eost but a ft tttll at drug
tores larger peeks get also, Aspiris is
tht trade marl at Baytr Maaufaerare
tf Monoaeetieaeldestet ol Stlieyllcaeid.
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i HOTEL MARTINIQUE
a nmnun . .
600
ROOMS
400 BATHS
VHsaVMnaaaaaw
ItoWrea $2 Per thy
a matter ef fact, aa infrequently trav
eled eouaty road paved with inacadani
will attract foar , or five times more
travel after paving thaa before, with
at least K3 pereeat of the inerewet la
travel, automobiles and trucks, which
means-rapidly worn tat matadaaa sat-
Secretary ef Ashevills Board of Trade.
Movie Cosassajr Is ttoeataiae. '
Asheville Sept. l.-"The Man Who
Might Have Bees'1 it the title of the
latest Vitagraph picture which ia beisc
made in the famous chimney rock eee-J
"i imn vi viayvra, ncau
ed by Harvey More, a well known
movie actor. The eentpsny which is
there it the preeest expects to romals
for several weeks dariag which time
several pietnret will be mads, featur.
ina the moentaia scenery aad the
toaatnr, Charles Kent. tMti
aa the Vtad old mas of the ssoriet,"
ia another member tf tht company aad
tawin u Hollywood it the director.
Bobert O. Stewart It tht Samara dl-
rector for tha company.
The Governors' conference at Bali
Lake City has docmred la favor of spe
cial tesiont of legislature la varioui
Statea to ratify the suffrage amend
ment to that womea may vote at tht
Presidential eleetioa ia 1920.
FAMILY REUNION HELD AT
. SPRING HOPE RECENTLY
Spring Hope, Sept. 1, A more beaati
fal and historlt spot eould aot have
bees selected for a family rsuaioa thaa
the banks of tha Tar Biver at Webb's
Mill, where assembled ea Aayust 29th,
the deseeadanrs of tht Ittt Major 3mn
Bunn and Sarah West ray Buna.
Those preaeat. Included Mrs. O. 0.
Cone and family, of Spring Hope; Mr.
O. B. Balnea, M. B .and B. O. Cons, of
Richmond. Vs.: Dr. P. B; Con, of Wll-
Iiamstoa Mr. G. W. Buaa aad family,
of Spring Hops t Mrs. H. K. Withore
pooa, of Raleigh j a W. tu aad Philip
Buaa, Mr. E. K Bnaa aad family, ef
Zebuloat Nannie, Christine, Mary Kemp
aad Roger Buaa, Mrs. LeliaBunn Yai-
borough and family, of Bpviag Hoptt
Mrs. O. F. Walker. Mildred Vmo, Harry
aad Alee Tarborough, Mrs. K. W. Bal
lent I do aad fsmily, of Middhrsekt Mrs.
O. O. Strsosa, af Wsshington, D. C;
Mrs. Joe Edwards, of Rocky Mount;
Mary, James, Jaates, K, W. Jr., aad
Ruth Ballrntiat, Mr. K. V. Buaa aad
fimlly, of Uetxlvrsoai Maty Buna,
Mrs. J. B. Outlaw aad family, of Zeb
ntou ; Allen and Edith Outlaw, Mrs.
Ida Bunn Brttwell end family, of Mid
d.escii Wilsoa aad Diek BriswSll.
Others present Werei Mrs, Demaria Ber
geros, of Spring Hope, aad Mr.'C. O.
Buaa, of Zebuloa. the ealy living bro
ther and sister tf Major Bass.
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A Word To Our Patrons
It It tnr intcstlon tt do everything possible to help reduee tha Blgh -Cost
of Living. Of course wo do not claim and are sot going to tell
goods at hat they eost aa If wt did wt would aooa have to go out
of basinets. Wt tould sot pay our falospoopls. . BUT, wt buy goods
' direct from the manufacturer, eliminating the middle maa'a profit, '
thit yon save. We took a ehtaet tad contracted for thousands of del
' tare worth of goods whea most merebaata wore afraid to bay. The
we owa aad ia many instances art telling good aero th counter tt .
snd below today's snaasfseturen rices. Of teams ws have aa cos
trol over manufacturer! aad at oar stock become depleted ro bare
to go into the market and buy aew stocks. As we pay adtsnc prices
wt havt to get advance prices. Therefore oar id vice to ear esetomsrs '
is to do your Pall buying early and get advantage of stocks sow ta .
head.
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