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.'A i.. Newton Eni ERPRISEI Vol. XXXIII NEWTON N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911. No. 35. I ''I NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. Live Items Culled Ca,ld.Trell- Lenoir Topic. The Dula Beauty, a variety of apples grown by Messrs. J. A and S. E. Dula, near town, took iirst prize at the Wilkes Fair last week. This is a high compliment to Caldwell county, as WTilkes is now being widely advertised as the best fruit growing section of the State. Willie Gibson, of Marion, is a young man of remarkably small stature. He is 24 years of age. weighs 50 pounds, and is three feet nine inches in height. He is visiting relatives in the vicinity of Lenoir, and was in town Sat urday. He talked freely to the curious crowd- who gathered around him. In politics, Willie is strictly Democratic he says he has voted the straight ticket twice, and resented any sugges tion that he should vote other wise. He has been offered a large salary to go with a show, bat he prefers the quietude of home life. I.IrcoirL I. r.ciiln County News The little two months old child of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Womaek w as seriously poisoned Wednes day by taking castor oil. The little life Tas only saved by the four hours faithful work of Dr. tleorge Costner. Lincolnton people of all denom inations will be sorry to hear that Rev. S. W. Bennett has re signed as pastor of the Baptist churca here and has accepted a call from the Baptist church n f Matthews, Llecklenburg Co. Rev. Mr. Benneti wij preach his last sermon here on the third Sunday of this month. Mr. Wayne McLurd gave his friends a pleasant surprise Sun day afternoon when he drove ever to Mr. Irvin Sullivan's and got Miss Emma, the lovely daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Sullivan of Lincolnton, Route 5 and of the county's most charm ing daughters, and drove over to Mr. Augustus Rutledge's where they were quietly married, Rev. Mr. Boring performing the cere mony. At the recent quarterly con ference for the Maiden circuit held at Lebanon. Rev. C. H Curtis in making report of his work announced that he had bap tised the following children: Thomas Bain, Yates Webb and William J. Bryan. Whereupon presiding Elder Bain announced that Rev. Mevers on another circuit in the Statesville District had baptized "William H. Taft, Virginia Dare and Haleys Com et." TTecLsH - Statesville Landmark. Major J. S. Morrison, one of j the oldest citizens of the county, suffered a stroke of paralysis Thursday night at his home near horay. His condition is very critical and his death may be expected at an timz. Major Morrison is 80 years old. The following is from a special f the 4th from Richmond, Va to the Charlotte Observer: "Oh, we just did it for fun," said Henjamin L. Cornelius, of Statesville, N. C, when asked v.hy he and Miss Perry Saville, also of Statesville. haDDened to -!itn. tr. riofTr,rttr Q C Anril 0! lat. and then kept the marriage secret until he announced it t"day, Mr. William Millsaps, whose h'Tne is near New Hope post; office, in north Iredell, became violently insane Wednesday and ran amuck in the neighborhood. He was caught and overpowered ly neighbors during the after- n""n and was brought to States vi'le late in the evening by Dep uty' Sheriffs J. A. Brown and j'has. Sprinkle, who placed him " jail for safe keeping until he an he received at the State H'sptal. Deputy Revenue Collector From Exchanges. Davis, of Statesville, and Sheriff Adams, of Alexander county, destroyed a small distillery plant four miles southeast of Taylors villeTuesday.The plant' was locat edin a very secluded spot and, to guard against its discovery the operators had been careful not to make a path or road to it, carrying everything by hand and going over different routes through the woods. Its presence in the woods was detected through the smoke of the fur nace. 1 here was no one at the plant when the officers arrived, but it was evident that it had been in operation for some time. The 50 gallon still and fixtures and about 100 gallons of beer were destroyed. The Newton Enterprise copied a paid ad. of "The Clansman" (a reader plainly marked ad ) from The Landmark and credited it to this paper, Of course this error was unintentional but we cannot let the matter pass without a protest. The Landmark isn't in the habit of giying flattering notices to shows especially shows of the class of "The Clansman," and a correction by the Enterprise will be apprecia ted. It was in this column the item complained of appeared. An item was clipped about the dis covery of a fertilizer mine. But the clipping was pasted wrong side up. It was the editor's fault and not the printer's.) flickory Democrat. Messrs, Chas. W. Bagby and B. B. Blackwelder have formed a law partnership which promises much for th future of the Ifick ory bar. Married at the residence of H. A. Adams in Ikard township, Burke County, on last Sunday evening Mr. John Carlton to Miss Minnie Hewitt, both of Brook ford, the ceremony was witness ed by a number of friends who came with them. The ceremony was performed by H. A. Adams in his usual happy style, Rev, C. L. Miller, field secre tary for Lenoir College came in from Virginia Tuesday night where he has been working in the interest of the Yoder Memo rial Science Building. He had a successful trip. He goes away Thursday of this week to South Carolina and will spend a month down there working for the Yod er Memorial Building. Hickory will have the honor of entertaining the Potomac Synod of the Reformed church during the month of October. It is per haps the most representative body which has ever met in our city. Eight Classes will be rep resented, 326 congregations, 182 pastoral cnarges, a memrjersnip 66.221.191 ministers. The ti ,,,u f 4ninntao eA to attend is 360. The First National Bank has purchased the adjoining part of its building, occupied by the postoffice, etc., from the Ellis estate and A. A. Shuford. As soon as arrangements can be made for the postoffice to vacate, the entire interior will be torn out and a great banking and office building erected, of four or five stones. This move is made necessary by the growing busi ness of the First National, which cannot be handled without more room Rat Whips Big Tom Cat. Mr. R. T. Thompson, who lives at 429 Person street, related to day a vicious battle between a wharf rat and his family cat. The cat had never before been bested in encounters with dogs and rats and Mr. Thompson thought he would see the big rodent killed in a few minutes. But the rat knocked pussy out in a few min utes and chased it from the yard. Mr. Thompson then borrowed a steel trap, placed it in the yard, and in less than twenty minutes the big rat was spinning it around. The rodent weighed three and a half pounds. Ral eigh Times. How The First Roads Were Built, To the Editor of The Enterprise: TTTi .... vvnue tne good road and high-' way question is so hot, I thought that I would giye a symopsis of the history how our early settlers in these United States. built and constructed the roads in those days, and the different acts and laws that were passed for the mantenance and manage ment of these roads. 1 thought that it might be a benefit to these advocates of good roads as well as highways. This road ques tion now is the prevailing agi tation; how they should be built and managed in all their depart caents. Please consider these questions minutely and perhaps it will prove a benefit to all who are engaged in the discussion of these road questions. When the early settler first came to this American continent they found a race of people who had made no improvement what everWheu they first began thecol onization settlements were larg ly and mostly along the coast andinland waterways, because the water afforded them an avenue of transportation, which obviat ed for the time necessity for roads. As the settlements, in creased and became more expan sive over a larger area of terri tory, however the necessity for any communication between various settlements arose the need of highways became essn tial. At first the Indian trails and the paths of wild animals through the forest were used for this purpose. But soon wider roadways were required. The French settlers along the Miss issippi river and Canadian bord er-, together with the Indians. were beginning to contest the west and encroach on the Eng lish settlements from the Atlan tic seaboard, and numerous armed conflects were taking place. Troops, arms and am munition had to be moved to the frontier in order to persecute the wars. Then wider highways had to be provided for ihew passage, the frontier settlements demanded a closer communica tion wii.li the more thickly settled colonies, on the coast in order that immediate reliex might be procured in case an attack from the enemies of the west, Following this necessity for opening up roadways, for mili tary purposes, the necessities of the colonies grew to an ex tent that better transportation and facilities had to be produced. Consequently the colonies had to turn their attention to the build ing of public roads and highways. Since the colonies were of En glish desent it was but natural that the first road laws should be based upon the English prece dent. The first of these laws enacted in America was by the Virginia House of Burgeses in 1632 and provided that respect however be had to the course of England . This was followed by other road laws and in 1662 a stricter law was passed, having for its object the maintenance of highways in good condition. First, to a good and convinent road to the church, was made to be folllowed by the construction if good roads to the court house, to Jamestown and finally from county to county. The road was required to be 40 feet wide. The surveyers in doing this work had the assistance of laborers sent them by the owners of adjacent states who upon the call of their vestries were com pelled to furnish as many per sons for this program as they had in their families. Each surveyor was assigned certain work to be performed, and if he showed in difference to the performance of his duties the county court upon complaint being offered interced ed the clerk to commuicate tbje fact to the church wardens of the parish through their minisi ter and command" them to en force the laws. There were instances in which private citizens were granted a certain amount of tobacco as a compensation for keeping a piblic road in repair. In 1670 an annual allowance was made to an overseer of one thousand pounds of tobacco under ar rangement binding him to main tain a good road bed for high way, foot and eart, X. Y. Z. (To be continued.) Senator Simmons in Cabarrass. - Hon. F. M. Simmons, senior United States Senator from North Carolina, arrived in the city last night and spejit the day here conferring with his many friends and supporters on matters pertaining to the cam paign that he is now engaged in for re-election. Immediately on his arrival last night the Senator was greeted by a great number of his friends and througout the day he has been kept busy shak ing hands with his supporters oenator bimmons is on his way to Kings Mountain, where he will deliver an address Saturday, the occasion being the 31st an niversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain. He left this after noon for Charlotte, where he will meet a number of Mecklenburg friends, going from there to Kings Mountian. Senator Simmons is very optimistic over his chances of re-election, although he declined to give out an interview with the newspapers he did not hesitate to say that he was confident of re-election and had assurance of nis candidacy meeting with popular favor m every section of the state. There is little doubt that a strong seniment in this county has crytalized in his favor as eyi- evidence by the continous swarm of vis 'tors, including manv of the most alert political leaders of the county, who assured him I of their support during his visit! here. His visit has done much to arouse enthusiasm among his supporters and they will leave no stone unturned in his behalf. Not only are the ties of friend ships formed back in the days of the Russell and Butler regime, when the Democratic hosts were led to victory under the guidance of Senator Simmons and the Constitutional amendment was adopted, thereby putting an end to negro dominition of politics in North Carolina, bringing him supporters, but many of his stau richest supporters say that they are for him solely on account of his worth and achievements during the ten years he has been in the Senate. His friends point with pride to the fact that should Mr. Sim mons be re-elected he will be the ranking democratic member of the finance committee, the most powerful legislative committee in in tue world, on account of tht retirement of Senator Bailey, If a Democratic President is elected the chairmanship of this committee carries with it the ex-officio leader of the majority of the Senate, a position that has never been held by a North Carolinian and not by a South erner in the past 60 years. They look upon the defeat of a man who has gained such powerful influence and prestige iashaiin? the legislation of this country as nothing short of a clamity. Concord Times, The Gunter Girls. The press of linas is using both the Caro up the visible supply of adjectives in telling about the wouderful "Gunter girls of Aiken." It seems that the girls are the champion tomato growers of South Caro lina and after they have smashed production records for the entire Atlantic coast they have turned in and canned their whole output. We are informed that Miss Eunice Gunter of Seivern, Aiken county, South Carolina, has al ready put up 568 three pound cans of tomatoes from one-tenth of an acre. We shudder to think of the appalling pile of cans that will be filled when she has covered an entire acre. South Carolina is preparing to cease the importation of canned tomatoes, looking to the 'Gunter girls of Aiken" for its future red pulp and catchup and all the Tar Heels are said to be just Aiken to meet the two young women who have made tomato clubs more popular than pink teas. riouston Post. ' Don't you think a young man should learn to say 'No'?" think 'No, Post, he should learn to say thank you ' " Houston White Man Implicated in C & N. W. Wreck. Detecive Thomas Loving,, of Madison, N. C., who was employ ed by the officials of the Caro lina & North-Western Railway Co. imediately after the dastard ly attempt was made on Tuesday, September 17th, to wreck north bound passenger train No. 10 at the Crowders Creek trestle to ferret out the attempted crime and if possible run down the criminals, was in liastonia yes terday, in fact he is making his headquarters here and expects to remain ia Gastonia perman ently. When seen by The Gazette man Detective Loving was not veiy much inclined to talk but gaye the newspaper man a few facts reguarding the progress of of the case, with holding the names for obvious reasons. According to the detective Milas Partlow, the negro on whom suspicion has rested from the start and who is still at large, had an accomplice, a white man who spent some days, perhaps weeks, in this section selling a patent awl It is high ly probable, from the evidence in nana, that this white man. whose name is known to the detective and the officers, was the one who planned the crime and used Partlow as a tool. It was probsbly his plan to rob the passengers after the wreck or perhaps he was to get some of the insurance Partlow was count ing on receiving when his 'two children, aged 13 and 16, were killed in the wreck. It is a fact, states Mr. Loving, that Partlow had a policy for $1,000 on each of his children in the MetroDol itan Life Insurance Company, having taken the policies out from the Charlotte branch of that company. Evidence has accumulated against both of these men and the officers are confident they can convict them. One reputa ble York county citizen testifies that, on the morning of the wreck, he saw Partlow, abouc 4 a. m. going in the direction of the trestle. Partlow was in a bugcy and his two children were walking. These were the ones that were on the tram. It is further learned that Messrs. Stewart & Jones, con tractors grading the roadbed here for the Piedmont & North era Railway Company, had a si pike bar stolen from their camps on the 17th, two days prior to the wreck The one found in Partlow' crib has been positively identified by them as theirs. In Partlow's crib were also found a track bolt wrench and a locomotive engineer's wrench. Two York county citizens, who were enroute to Clover just at sun rise on the day of the wreck vith some cotton to be ginned, state that they saw Partlow and the white man stting on the end of this trestle. They recognized both men, Both detectiye Loving and Sheriff McLean, of this county, and the local police have been working hard on this case and seem to have good hopes of catching and convicting these two men. It is known htat Oi n Monday following the wreck Partlow and this white man were seen in private conversation at Rock Hill. S, C, They are both spotted in South Carolina and their arrest is expected at any time. The officers also have locned up at Newton a negro Sam Watson, on suspicion. He was seen in the nighborhood of Crowders Creek trestle the morning of the wreck but de clares he knew nothing about attempt to wreck the train. - Gastonia Gazette. Ia the World Growing Better? Manv things go to prove that it 13 The way thousands are trying to help others is proof. 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Special Courses for teachers. Free tuition to those who agree to become teachers in the State. Fall Session begins September 13, 1911. For catalog and other information address Julius I. Foust, President, GREENSBORO, N. C. EXECUTOR'S NOIICE. Ifaingr qualified as Executor of the last will and testament of A. L. Hun suckor, deceased, late of Catawba county, N. C. this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of the said deceased, to present them to the undersierned, properly verified, on or before the 15th day ofSeptember. 1912. or this noiice will be plead in bar of recovery tuereof. All persons iu debted to th said estate will make prompt pay nent of the same. This the litn ti.iv or jaepiemDer, isii W, C Feimster, V. N. Hansucker, Atty. .executor ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of John L, Carter, deceased, all persons having claims against saw estate are hereby notified to present the same, properly verified, to the un dersigned, on or before the 27th day ol n . 1 - m. m 1 1 i ptemoer, iiz, or mis nonce wuj De pleaded in bar of recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. Sept. 27th loll. W. B. Gaither, Administrator. AMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs L A. Burns, deceased, late of Catawba County, N. C., this is to notify all per sons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned, properly verified, on or before the 30th day of September, 1912, or this notice will be plead in bar of the recovery thereof. All persons indebted to said estate will please make prompt pay ment of same. This September 27th, 1911. W. A. Bums, Administrator. Walter C Feimster, Attorney. 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