ell of Wiff
Gen. James B.
¥
Cp(e_Foole
’'Atm
Gmri^i
B^ri^ Creek
■of the l^ie-J^don w«d qnlte yousK Us tattoi^^
■ml chtri^K ^ 1 n >^.Wllkesbor6
BusAi a yrUte marUe shaft noon
laterestlng Ifem Itmw
??-? Roaring JUrer Root© Two
JUflcKiUKimr Hews
^’■'*PORH^^ KNOB, Sept 19.—Mr
^ Sloop, l|®,
is carred a sword hangtng
ta sieobbard. The sword, which
M^imblem^ot warfare and
fcii^ been ao bM^atlfuny
ltd by the Philadelphia soulp-
. •» that if glTes me a teelinK of
Vsasa and calm when I look at
my earliest childhood, it
Mpa Cneinated me. Upon this
IpMsawthle shaft yon may read
Mia'^ following “Brigr. Genl.
JMMee B. Gordon, born Nov. 2,
WW^dled May 18, 1864 of
wamade receiyed May 12. 1864.”
PThMieath this stone a hero
Martyr sleeps. Of all th© ofter-
9■lli^lald upon the alter of state
dMcreignlty and constitutional
■beity sthere was none purer or
■abler than that offered by Jas.
■l fiordoa. Affable and courte-
wsr in bis manners, generous and
•MaKish in his disposition, kind
■■d indulgent in bis nature. The
MBhe of this brave man is em-
in the hearts of his coun-
tnd by his courage and
Moation he bequeathed to his
mUred a legacy of more value
millions of gold and silver,
thus perished with the lost
of freemen
l«at of all that dauntless race,
Vho had rather die unsullied
Than outlive the lands disgrace.
O tboii noble hearted soldier,
Meek not of the aftertime
■onor may be deemed dishonor
l«ynlt.v be called a crime—
■oep in peace with kindred ash
es
Of the noble and the true
Bauds that never failed their
country
Hearts that never baseness
knew.’’
Th*t gives you a brief sketch
af the life of Gen. Jas. B. Gor
don the soldier, the folIowin.g
letters will give you an insight
halo the life of James B. Gordon,
private citizen.
Gap Civil, N. C.
April 28, 1859.
“Jas. B. Gordon, Esq.,
■Wnkesboro, X. C.
“We take the liberty of in-
Mraiing you that you was ap-
gomted by the last Legislature
«ae of the Commissioners to lo-
■ate the county site for Alle
ghany county, with request that
ywi meet with the other Com-
*u»foners at Gap Civil on the
Zrd Monday in May.
Yours respt..
JAS. H. PARKS.
A. B. McMILLAN,
C. H. DOUGHTON,
JOHN GAMBILL.
ALLEN GENTRY
and others.’’
Dobson, N. C.
Oct. 15. 1859.
CM. James B. Gordon,
By dear Sir:
I received your kind not© of
•fke 12th inst. and hasten to an-
ewer. I was very glad to learn
that my friend and gentleman
Mai. S. Stokes would accept the
•ffice of Brig.-General in the
Sth if elected for I believe him
■oC only to be the best qualified
iB this Brigade with all his valor
and patriotism but to be a per-
fcet gentleman in every respect.
ami reflect much honor upon
this Brigade.
Please give ray regards to I.
H. Bobson and say to him that
glakf" got the whole number of
polled. I am Sir yours very
ctfully,
I. R. WAUGH.
Camp Edwards,
, July 10, 1861.
W.- M. Barber, Esq.
Wx dear Sir:
t tend you an account of ei-
ppMas of equiping the Wilkes
Tff*^ Guards. The cloth I
hdVhht r expected the state to
ggpt but the Quarter Master Gea-
■ntf refused to pay the order of
tM Adjutant General. Therefore
iml to pay it myself. I have bills
M* all the accounts rendered.
amnm of the men named having
gecDtints have been put in the
account twice, that is owing to
BMc having 2 bills made at dlt-
gBsoat times. I do hope the coun-
hg wlll make some arrangemenU
M pgy the amount due immedi
ately' as every county in the state
' equipped their troopa and
’aqipipanies well, and I do ~ hope
,mkes will not forget her beys
jtr© in .tbe field. There is a
Biriaaee due on the subscription
IM *f $91.90 which if it is paid
. m» V he deducted from the
But still they should
a larger appropriation. We
ai« all getting along very well
aad in fine health. I don’t know
-vhaaa the regiment will b© filed
-Mtaee: getting along #low in
tMtk particular. I will write you
soon. My lore to ail at
Mrs. Barber and the ba-
Ai«, Reported
'‘ ROAiSno RIVHR, Route ^ 8,
tMM’,' lad even tho’ hla motlier
again mariled, her son ig.-Capt. Percy W. -Pbote.
was •* source of great comfor«?^g ^ ^ and'^^^Ir
aad :pleastit» to her, as h© was
to his.sisters and hall brothers
also. He was dearly loved by the
slaves at “Oakland,” and .if you
could talk with them today they
would tell yon that “they would
do anything for Marse Jemes”.
When his body was brought
home for burial aU the colored
people went to \he. brow of the
hill and threw themselves on the
ground and’moUmed loudly for
“young Marse’* as bis body was
carried into the house. May we
never let the years dim our hon
or and respect for su'ch ©en. '
BBSS GORDON PrNLEY'GRIER.
Speed Demons To Compete
Fm* Cash And Hmors In
Auto Races On Track Here
(Continued from page one)
her of riding devices and shows.
The presence of a part' of the
regular army here has'attracted
wide interest They have camp
ed for th© week on the fair
grounds and have with them a
number of guns of the light field
artillery, which make quite an
interesting display for. fair visi
tors. This is the first time in
recent years that U. S. Troops
have been in Wilkes.
Each night following the free
act program in front of the
grandstand a georgeous display
of fireworks adorns tho skies.
J Large crowds are expected to
attend the fair during the re
maining two days this week. The
fair will come to a close Satur
daughter, Dlaue, , of Pl^Had^,
pbta, who'have heed spendipg
part of the summer at Waynas-
vHia; Mrs.' W. A. Thomas I (the,
former Electa Foote) and daugh
ter, Betty, of SUtesvllle. visited
the Brier Creek cemetery.Where
their relatives are burled, and
the old Foote.home last Fridgy
alterndon.’ ‘
Capt. and Mrs. Foote and
daughter. Diane, and Mrs. W. A.
Thomas and daughter, Betty,
spent a short tim© Friday after
noon' with their cousin, Mrs.
Laura Martin Linney. They were
en route to North Wllkesboro to
visit another cousin, Mrs. Lila
Rousseau. They were the supper
guests of Mrs. Rousseau and re
turned to Statesville that eve
ning.
Mrs. Fisher Joyner visited her
brother, Mr. Charley Childress,
and Mrs. Childress, who live on
the farm of Mrs. Roxle Staley,
Sunday, according to her hus
band. Mr. Joyner also stated that
Miss Hazel Joyner, and brother,
Russell, visited their grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Chil
dress.
Miss Eulah Jarvis, of the
Cranberry community, will fin
ish her course at Mrs. Hlnshaw’s
school of beauty culture, very
soon.
Editor J. Edgar Johnson, 65,
of Mount Airy, who died recent
ly, was in the ministry for some
years after graduating from
Wake Forest College and was
day with the professional auto
at this place. He lived at Jones-
races.
Textile Strike Situation
Continues Tense; Allied
Workers May Walkout
(Continued from nage one)
Mills. Tho pickets ran from the
scene after a spirited hand-to-
hand free-for-all fight that last-
ganizer and a picket were ar
rested.
Three men were arrested and
several injured when police
broke up a demonstration by
500 strikers at Lancaster. Pa.
The strike spread today to
Western Pennsylvania where 100
employees of the Susquehanna
Silk Mills quit their jobs.
The Sayles finishing plant at
Saylesville, R. I., scene of recent
rioting in which one man was
slain, will reopen tomorrow und
er protection of guardsmen, it
was announced today.
Reports that thousands of
workers in Georgia mills were
returning to their looms and
spindles under protection o f
state troops were denied at
strike headquarters here today.
Georgia National Guard com
manders said 29 plants had re
opened in two days.
Leaders insisted only a few
mills had reopened in the area
where Governor Eugene Tal-
madge declared martial law and
that these plants were operating
with a skeleton staff.
The Rhode Island Textile As
sociation, embracing 95 per cenj.
of the state’s mill owners, said
today that 98 per cent of Rhode
Island's 43,000 strikers would
return to work at once if prop
erly protected.” Union officials
countered with the statement
that they soon would propose
that the National Labor Rela
tions Board supervise an election
throughout the entire industry,
confident that the United Textile
Workers Union would b© chosen
as the majoilty representative
unit.
The a.ssociation stated that leas
than 10 per cent of Rhode Is
land mill labor was organized.
Members of the executive coun
cil returning from Washington
from the strike areas reported
the strike lines unbroken. Secre
tary-Treasurer James Starr said
“battle lines are solid.” Vice
President John Peel said the
Southern area is “ail right.”
ville at that time. His daughter,
Miss Emma Johnson, now mar
ried, taught public school music
in the North Wilkesboro high
school in ■>919-1920. Oak Forest
has had many other prominent
ministers, besides Mr. Johnson,
as pastor and preachers; among
them Revs. A. T. Pardue and D.
W. Poole, both still living; and
the late Revs. George Burchanj,
and Parks Gwaitney, arid still
farther back. Rev. Green Brown,
of Yadkin county.
Mr. W. G. Benton recently
purchased a tract of land adjoin
ing that of Mrs. W. J. Kinyoun.
known as the Jenkins place. It
was originally a part of the
Parks farm.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shepherd
have been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sparks. Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Mathis, of Roar
ing River, also visited them Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner Martin,
of Winston-Salem, and M r s.
Ruby Wilson, of Madison, who
was visiting her mother, Mrs. W.
T. Martin, near Clingman, at
tended the funeral of Mr. Myrth
Mathis last week. The crowd was
said by several to have been the
largest they had ever seen at any
country funeral except that of
Dr. L. P. Somers.
Rev. Seymour Taylor preach
ed Sunday evening at Roaring
River. Rev. N. T. Jarvis preach
ed Sunday at Pleasant Grov© and
Cub Creek.
Capt. P. 'W. Foote expects to
return soon to Philadelphia,
where he is stationed In the 4th
naval district. Mansfield Parks,
colored World War veteran of
this neighborhood Is one of the
soldiers Capt. Foote transported
to Prance before the sinking of
the ill-fated U. S. S. “President
Lincoln.”
WILKESBORO ROUTE
NEWS
Four Year Scholarship
Offered By Morrisons
: . Yours truly,
J. B. GORDON.
^ the subscription list tnat
to in the above letter,
. «i»ame8 of the men wno gave
> 53 m Of ofof
rjvai.g#; L. Hlckerson, 159.00;
Finley, $60.00; Wm.
126.00; S. Finley, $26.00;
''iCMBajres.
r, .fM.00. '
sn Genei^ Jesses
Th© Cameron Morrison schol
arship providing tuition for a
four-year course in dairy hus
bandry at State College will be
given to the 4-H Calf Club mem
ber in North Carolina making
the best record with Jerseys
this year.
The scholarship, offered by
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, of Char
lotte, will be aw'arded October
12, during annual State Fair
■iveek,' under the supervision of
L. R. Harrlll, State Club Lead
er, cooperating with the dairy
extension office.
The award will be open to any
bona fide Jersey Calf Club mem
ber in North Carolina between
the ages of 10 and 20 years who
has completed two or more years
of calf club work.
A calf raised by the candidate
in his club worlt must be exSiblt-
ed in the state calf club show to
be held In connection with
the
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Bullis Friday, a fine son, weight
8 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinard Jones
and sons, Clarence and Howard,
and daughter, Eunice, attended
the funeral of Mr. Jones’ father,
Mr. Joe Jones, which was held at
Elk Baptist church Sunday after-
noono at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. F. F. Roupe and son.
Gar, spent Sunday with Mrs. Bill
Watkins, of Fairplains.
Mrs. Bob DeGeare and daugh
ter, Roberta, returned to their
home at Washington, D. C. Tues
day. They have been spending
several days here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Eller.
They also visited her sister and
brother. Miss Evelyn Eller and
Mr. Lafayette Eller at Lenoir
while here.
Miss Peggy Ann Church, of
Wilkesboro, s p o n t Saturday
night with Miss Eunice Jones.
Mrs. Ervlng Eller and little
sons, Thomas and Bobby, spent
a while in tbe home of Mr. and;
Mrs. Mack Bullis Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gllreatlt
visited; Mr. Gllreath’s parents,'
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gllreath
Sunday.
Mr. P. F. Roup© and daughter,
'V’erda, spent Sunday with Mr.
Roupe*8 father and sister, -Mr.,
-Andrew Roupe and Miss Myrtle
■Roupe, of HalU Mills.-' ®
burled "at Taylort-
Yllle laat E|atardaj> Re id© rela-
Wintair Grttaittf Cropa
Poultry Upkoep|pensive than qtber
PoDltii^iten who 'wlBli to ^ sUmo&te
clfli^' ot'*^ » dttrihK the period of ^
egg proddotion this fall jm
■rtnMr must etimlnate all Sun
production by providing viy
,U1 nutrients for-tbe flock.
Ueajrstyne .said there are JS^
„ ■ ^ , I I ** - itaJit-crops adapted to the various
lives ^and many , friends- uocese»?5r feed costs... ■.
' --JI -. But tee ecohomy should not options oMhe State whlch^wlU
the
an-d:
Wllkesi’’- ' ■ 'r'flr-
X Mr. h’raak. - Pearson and fam-
Uy, of . spent
week-end *wlth s relKtvee
friends'In this section. '
'-Mr. Todt’j8i>etsitt=*^aaftt‘ sons,
Ralph and TOm, .Jr., spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
H. 8. Deal. ”."'-.
Prof. Clyde Teague, ■who has
charge of Mt. Olive public school,
has moved, his faj^Sy to Mr. D.
E. Davis’ old home plac© for the
school term.
Mr. Olen Deal will preach at
Mt. Olive the 4ih Sunday at 11
o/clock.
w
$>Read Journal-Patriot Ads.
be carried so ar as to further
decrease egg production, -wai^
■Roy S. Deaatyne, head
State ’College paltry ..depart
ment.
Remove.! ot unpr^uettre hens
from- the flock and liberal as© of
winter grealng cKps afford the
best means'^ of.? reducing feed
costs and maintaining a satisfac
tory rate ot egg production, ho
said, i'-ijr';' •.3-.-.'
Noiidsyers and poor layers add
just as much to the flock cost
as do the good layera but add llt-
tl© or nothing to the Income de
rived from egg sales, he pointed
seetiona- of' the StatfS which^ will
fundsh grhsing throngjh most of
the winter. These eropslihoald
be sown in early autamn so that
a maximum growing season may
be sefured-'
Italian rye grass and crimson
clover, or a mixture s of these,
have-: proven Battaffastory.” Experi
ments by Mr. p Dearetyne have
shown these fteds to be practical
from, all standpoints.
Full details about , grating
grops for poultry may be found
in Experiment - Btation Bulletin
No.'^ 282,- which will. bo mailed
fre«ito North Carolina citizens
upon applicdtlon to the agricul
tural editor at State College.
TATTOSSmDOK 9epir IT-^
1&V. T. t: ’Walsh, ot Walahfki^ .j,
Rer; Glenn Hnffmaif, of Parsod^i^
ville, have J been condqctMlg.t a ^
revival at Pattons Ridge the past' v
week. The meeting has beep.'« ^
wonderful sncfzss. There were
ten additions to the chureh^apd^cjuft
the people of the communt^-A
were highly praised: for 'tbiefir ^
nice behavior
t-,. ■
The rites of baptfim were coii'-
dneted in tbe beautiful wate^^>^j!:^
fall creek on Sunday
Following are the namM
those baptised. Everett
Ollle Waters, Zelle Grier, Rntg-y.'
Church, Zenna Church,
Waters, Anna Waters, Ma^
Church, Bessie Fletcher- asBl'-*^'
Mae Foster.
^ Miss lAtor Pjaipy. ia.quite-ill at
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