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Forest Gty is a Good Place to Live Volume II No. 5 Courier's Big Contest Gets Off With Many Entries NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM BUSY CUFFSIDE W. P. Murry Dies Suddenly Marriages- Other Items Cliffside, Nov. 4th-(Special to The Courier)— Mr. W. P. Murry was found dead at the band stand in the park last Thursday morning. He left the dining room of his son, W. F. Murry, Wednes day and it was thought he had gone to his room. He failed to appear at the breakfast table Thursday morning. His son thought he had spent the night with another son, H. F. Murry, and so was not alarmed and never dreamed of anything wrong until told that his father was dead. Coroner Butler was summoned and the county physician, Dr. Twitty, of Rutherfordton. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that he came to his death from a stroke of appoplexy. Mr. Murry had some hogs just beyond the park and it is thought he went to put some leaves in the pens, as he had a sack with him. A shower of rain came up and it is thought that he went to the band stand for shelter. Mr. George Blanton and Miss Mary Elliott were happily married here last Tuesday night, Rev. D. J Hunt officiat ing in his impressive manner. Their many friends wish for them every joy as they sail life's sea together. Last Wednesday night Mr. Hunt, who tires the boilers at night at the mill, heard something strike the smoke stack and fall to the ground. He went to the place and found a bird resemb ling a loon. The bird presumably was blinded by the electric lights and colli ded with the smoke stack. Its neck was broken. B. E. Roach secured the bird and sent it to Mr. Webb, the taxi dermist at Morganton, to be mounted. Mrs. W. L. Packard received a mes sage last Wednesday announcing the death of her father, Mr. Faires, of Bertram, Texas. Clyde Harris, with the General Fire Extinguisher Co., of Charlotte, and his brother, Gaither Harris, visited their brother, N. L. Harris, here last week. Charles. Moore has returned from Globe, Arizona. Charlie says, "No more Golden West for me." Another wedding was solemnized here last Wednesday, when Miss Galena Hamrick became the bride of Mr. J. D. Henson. It is said they had planned to be married last Sunday and surprise their friends. Somehow some one found out about it, and so Mr. Hanson left the weave room and taking 'Squire Q. L. Womack v/ent up to the card room and with his girl and the witness es proceeded to the roving store room, where there was not so much noise, and were married. One of the most enjoyable events of the season was the Hallowe'en party at the girls' home on North Main street last Saturday night. "Ghosts" of every description were there. The rooms were decorated with ghosts, owls, black cats, witches and all kinds of "spooks". On either side of the en trance were the indispensible huge pumpkins with the grinning faces, illumined by candles inside. There was much fun in guessing the identity of the ghosts. The costumes were varied, some were bats, witches, ghosts, etc. Delicious refreshments were served during the evening, and all went away declaring they had had one of the most enjoyable evenings of their life. The faculty and students of the high Monuments By the Carload nn ■■■RIMDHHIII innmmi ■ ALL KINDS AND ALL FINISHES Generally a large stock on hand to select from. Will pay you to come to see us. We deliver to all points. ___—— Shelby Marble and Granite Works SHELBY, IN. C. FOREST CIIY COURIER Mr. Pink Randall Dead —Other Ellenboro Items Ellenboro, Nov. 2. — Mr. Pink Randall died last Wednesday of pneumonia. He leaves a wife and several children. Mr. Randall was a leading citizen of his community and will be greatly missed. The school children, with their teach ers, had a very pleasant time Friday night at a Hallowe'en party at the school house. Mrs. Susan Withrow, of Hollis, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting rel atives and friends. Mrs. Withrow is in her 78th year. M. L. Leverette has sold his farm near Hendersonville and has moved to Cherryville. He and his family spent a few days here last week. L Mr. Bruce Taylor and family have moved here from Caroleen. E. A. Martin and George Maurice motored to Cherokee Springs one day last week. Van Harrill has gone to Charlotte to see Barnum & Bailey's big circus. Rev. and Mrs. Z. D. Harrill and Mr. D. B. Harrill spent last Wednesday at Mr. Monroe Green's, near Mooresboro, where a large number of relatives and friends met to celebrate Mr. Elias Green's ninety-fourth birthday. M. Bynum Beam returned today from a visit to his sister, Mrs. Solon Ham rick, of Matthews. Mr. Frank Howell is spending a few days here with his family. The Woman's Betterment association offers .$lO reward to the person furnish ing information which will cause the conviction of any one for bringing liquor into Ellenboro. No names will be made public. LO^T —A dark brown bill fold containing three new five dollar bids Also railroad passes and cards with my name. Libeial re ward if returned to Otto Long, For est City. school gave a Hallowe'en party at the j sk&ting rink last Friday night. The large rink was decorated appropriately for the occasion. Ghosts and witches looked out of the trees and shrubbery that had been set up. An admission fee of ten cents was charged, the pro ceeds going to the library. A number of guessing contests added to the en joyment of the evening. Mr. Raleigh G. Holyfield was married Sunday acternoon at three o'clock to Miss Alma Burrus, of Rockford, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Holyfield will arrive in Cliffside the latter part of this week and will occupy the cottage on North Main street opposite the Cliffside hotel. Mr. Holyfield is a young man of ster ling qualities and has made his home here for the past ten or twelve years. He has a host of friends in this section of the state who will learn of his mar riage with interest. Miss Burrus is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and and Mrs. Robt. N. Burrus, of Rockford, and neice of our Methodist pastor, Rev. A. J. Burrus. We extend to this young couple our heartiest congratulations and welcome Mrs. Holyfield to our midst. Rev. A. J. Burrus has returned from the M. E. Conference at Greensboro and from a visit to High Point. We are glad that the conference saw fit to allow Mr. Burrus to remain with this church another year. We have all learned to love "Uncle Jack" as he is sometimes called. This Issue of The Courier is Being Read By More Than Fire Thousand People FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1919 Active Voting to Begin in Next Issue of Paper SIO.OO in Cash to Be Given Away November 18th—Many Taking Advantage of 150,000 Vote Offer—"Opportunity Period" Means 500,000 Extra Votes To Those Who Become Active AT ONCE—See Page 5—A Wise Person Will Enter Today if Desirous of a $585.00 Ford Auto For a Little Work. FIRST LIST OF NOMINEES While the first list of nominees printed in this week's Courier Auto mobile Contest is not exceedingly long, still it contains the names of the live est of the "live wire" hustlers of this section. • NOT TOO LATE TO ENTER It is not too late to enter this race—indeed, the race has not fairly started yet, for those entered were all started with 50,000 votes each, and active voting begins in our next issue. From now on the voting promises to be lively. IF YOU WISH TO ENTER THIS CONTEST, or have a friend who wants to enter, mail the nomination in today, or phone it to No. 58. WIN $lO IN CASH NOVEMBER 18TH The first special prize period wtti. end Tuesday, November 18th, 8 P. M. The candidate that has turned in the GREATEST AMOUNT OF CASH SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS up to that time will be awarded $lO in Cash. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF "OPPORTUNITY PERIOD" On the sth page of this issue are found FIVE "OPPORTUNITY COUPONS." Every one of these coupons is good for 100,000 votes each, providing you send, or bring it to The Courier office BEFORE November 18th, and accompany the coupon with SEVEN YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS or their equivalent to the Courier. NOMINATION COUPON VOID AFTER NOVEMBER 18TH Every candidate turning in SEVEN YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS BE FORE NOV. 18th, 8 P. M. will get 100,000 votes added to their nomination blank, making their nomination worth 150,000 votes. We anticipate that nearly every candidate in this list will have turned in SEVEN SUBSCRIB ERS inside of a week. ANY PERSON COULD GET SEVEN NEW SUB SCRIBERS TO THIS PAPER IN ONE DAY, if the person tried. That would make the nomination worth 150,000 votes, and also entitle the worker to one of the "Opportunity Coupons" good for 100,000 votes besides count- ing the regular schedule of votes, also. RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THAT BIG START—to get a BIG LEAD—and the REAL WORKERS ARE NOT GOING TO LET THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY SLIP. Believing that The Forest City Courier should have more circulation, should in fact reach EVERY FAMILY in this section, the business manage ment after installing one of the finest mechanical printing plants in this section of North Carolina, decided to inaugurate a great subscription cam paign and spared no expense or pains in getting up a list of prizes, which in desirability and variety should appeal to everybody. The whole plan is designed to increase the circulation of The Forest City Courier. Every subscription counts votes. The candidate polling the HIGHEST number of votes in the race gets the $585.00 Ford Touring Car; second highest, the $115.00 Victrola, etc. The way to win is to get your friends, neighbors, and relatives to subscribe for one year or more to The Forest City Courier. You can also ask those already TAKING The Forest City Courier to renew for a year or more, and that counts votes also. These prizes will be won by the candidates polling the highest number of votes and the time to make the votes count is during this "OPPORTUNITY PERIOD." The Forest City Courier stands ready to assist EVERY CANDIDATE in any way possible during this race. All will be treated absolutely fair and above-board, and NO FAVORITES WILL BE MADE. There will be no "doubling up," combining of votes, or any shady business tolerated at any time. A fair field, a free race, and no favorites will make this a cam paign that will be of interest to everybody, and decidedly profitable to those who participate in it. THERE ARE NO LOSERS—REMEMBER THlS—for The Forest City Courier offers you an opportunity to win in a contest, the prize list of which is worth over SBOO, and at the same time GUARANTEES that ALL will get something—a prize or a cash commis sion. FIRST GRAND PRIZE—A $585.00 Ford Touring Car, 1919 model. Purchased of B. B. Doggett Garage. SECOND GRAND PRIZE—A $115.00 Victrola, purchased of Henrietta Mills Store. THIRD GRAND PRIZE—S7S.OO worth of anything in Efird's Department Store, Forest City. SPECIAL CASH PRlZES—Special prizes, aggregating at least $35.00 in cash, will be given away from time to time. NO LOSERS—There will be no losers in this campaign, for any candidate competing to the end of the campaign and failing' to win a grand prize, or a special cash prize, and turning in at least $25 in cash subscription business, will be given 10 per cent cash commission on the gross business he (or she) brings in. A receipt book has been sent every candidate under first-class mail. If YOU have NOT received YOUR receipt book by the time this paper reaches you, PHONE THE COURIER, (phone No. 58 RIGHT AWAY, and another book will be sent you. (The Courier will pay any phone charges.) Also a candidate can have AS MANY RECEIPT BOOKS as he or she wishes, and can appoint friends as assistant boosters, and every subscription a friend gets FOR you counts just that much. Regular Vote Schedule A vote schedule on subscription payments ranging from 1 to 10 years For More Circulation How to Win Free Assistance THE PRIZE LIST MAILED RECEIPT BOOKS (Continued on Page 4) News Items In and Around Forest City I. B. Covington and family visited relatives in Maiden Saturday and Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Alevander have just returned from a week's trip to Georgia. The advertisements in this paper this week are more interesting than most news. Read them. Little Miss Robbie Lee Woods, of Marion, N. C., is visiting her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford. A Hallowe'en party given by Miss Anemo Kanipe last Friday night was greatly enjoyed by many of the young set. Messrs. J. H. Thomas and B. B. Dog gett left Tuesday night on a business trip to South Georgia and Alabama points. Mr. and Mrs. Abernethy, of Ruther ford College, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Benj. L. Smith, in For est City. William Butler, student at Boiling Springs high school, spent last week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Josti McMurry and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Weathers visited F. A. McMurry and family at Kings Creek, S. C., last week. Ladies especially will be interested in the advertisement of .the Henrietta Mills Store in this issue of The Courier. This store is selling out millinery at half price. Friends here of Prof. E. J. Aber nethy were delighted to see him Sun day. He formerly had charge of the Forest City school, and is now connect ed with the Gastonia schools. We regret to learn that both Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Poole, of Caroleen, are very sick. Mr. Poole is in the Ruther ford hospital suffering severely from rheumatism, while Mrs. Poole is at Ridgecrest. Supt. I. B. Covington entertained the overseers and second hands of the Florence Mills last Wednesday night at a delightful "Get-Together" meeting at the Florence community building. A buffet supper was served and sever al good speeches were made. Did you ever notice that Glenn Aber netlty is a rather peculiar fellow? The Courier noticed it very much last week while we were getting out a large edi tion of our paper. Last Wednesday morning when Abernethy "dropped in" The Courier office we were "head over heels" in work. He noticed it, took off his coat, went to work and didn't quit until eleven o'clock Wednesday night when the last paper was folded and ad dressed. He wouldn't charge us a cent for helping—said it was a pleasure to him. (Peculiar). Not only that, but he wanted to buy the ice cream sodas after the bunch quit work. However, that was a little too much and he could not put it over. (Also peculiar). Next day he hitched up his Reo and delivered several thousand Couriers at Caroleen, Henrietta, Cliffside, Ellenboro and Bos tic, for which he charged us 0. (Very peculiar). But to cap the climax, next day he painted a sign to go on the Ford The Courier is going to give away, and charged for that just like he did for the other work, including the war tax. And by way of parenthesis we will say that there is not a sign painter in the state that could have given us more satisfac tory work. Yes, Glenn Abernethy is a peculiar guy, but his peculiarities are very pleasing. First Glass Gleaning and Pressing! Dye Work. All kinds of Altering. Hats Cleaned and Reblocked. Kid Gloves Cleaned. Special Attention to Ladies' Work Our prices are the lowest consistent with firstclass work work called for and delivered CLIFrSIDF. LAUNDRY M. F. HAMRICK, Proprietor CLIFFSIDE, N. C. An Advertising Medium Unexcelled $1.50 a Year, in Advance WILL CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY ARMISTICE Soldiers Parade—Maybe Air plane at Forest City 11th An effort is being made to have an aeroplane flight for the celebration of the signing of the armistice to be held at Forest City next Tuesday. Definite announcement cannot be made now, but in a conversation over longdistance telephone last night the Charlotte Ob server assured The Courier that it is more than likely that an aeroplane now in Charlotte will make a flight to For est City Tuesday and "do stunts" over the town. Definite announcement will be made as soon as possible, and every effort will be made to get the machine here. The Forest City Betterment associa tion and the Red Cross workers have planned a county-wide gathering to celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the armistice. This celebration will be held on next Tuesday, November 11th, on the square in Forest City. In connection with the celebration there will be a Red Cross rally and parade. It is the purpose of the Red Cross to make this the biggest and best parade ever pulled off in this section. Every business house in town is expect ed to enter a float. The Florence Mill band will furnish music. A prominent speaker will be here and an effort is being made to have an aeroplane flight. There will be a parade of soldiers and every man is requested to wear his uniform. Capt. B. L. Smith and Capt. Long will have charge of the parade. Free lunches will be served to soldiers in the parade. The exercises will begin about three o'clock in the afternoon. All kinds of refreshments will be sold by the ladies of the Betterment league. Come out and celebrate! Will Run for Congress According to the Hendersonville News J. Scroop Styles, an Asheville lawyer, will be a candidate for congress in the Tenth District next year. He is a Democrat and managed one campaign for Congressman Gudger. While this is the first formal an nouncement made by a congressional candidate in this district, it is generally understood that Congressman Weaver will ask for re-election. Forest City Route 2 Farmers are very busy sowing wheat and oats. Miss Edith Robbins spent last week with her uncle, J. R. Morrow. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hardin and son visited her mother at Forest City Sun day. J. E. Womack visited his father, Rev. W. W. Womack, at Mill Spring Sunday. Mrs. Martha Kennedy is very ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. William McDonald. Owing to the rain last Saturday night the pie supper at Tanner's Grove school house has been postponed until Friday night, November 7th. We are not dis couraged, but are preparing for a greater pie supper. C. Pie Supper
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