RUTHERFORD
COUNTY'S
BIGGEST AND
BEST
NEWSPAPER
VOL. VII—No. 26
REMINISCENSES
BY JUDGE MORROW
Series Of Interesting Chapters
On ' Then and Nov/' Be
gins This Week.
Of Intense Local Interest —Don't
Miss a Single Chapter.
In keeping with its policy to give
its readers the best, The Courier will
run a series of articles from the pen
of Judge D. F. Morrow, of Ruther
fordton, on "Then and' Now." The
first chapter of this series appears
this week, under the heading, "When
I Was a Boy." Judge Morrow is a
facile writer at all times and he is
at his best in these articles on the
times between 1856 to 1865. Each
one is full of human interest, wit hu
mor and pathos, especially the recon
struction period series.
Judge Morrow is a native of Ruth
erford county and has spent his life
among her green hills and mountains.
He knows the county as few others
do. He has a remarkable memory
and remembers concisely many of
the small details that made up the
life of the ante-bellum families. His
father was Captain N. H. Morrow.
In this week's article he speaks of
the time when he visited "Burnt
Chimneys" in company with his fath
er, where he enlisted.
The scenes are practically all laid
in "Burnt Chimney" and on the old
Morrow Farm, about two miles below
Forest City. .
These articles alone will be worth
the price of the paper. Judge Mor
row expects to have them printed in
book form at an early date. Watch
this special feature each week, and
don't miss any one of them. Next
week's article will be on "The War
Between the States; My First Im
pressions."
NEW DEPOT AGENT HERE
Mr. J. C. Wylie, of Kershaw, S. C.,
relieved Mr. A. H. Morgan, Southern
depot agent, here this morning (Wed
nesday). Mr. Morgan goes to Shelby
to accept a position with the South
ern Railway there.
Mr. Wylie has been working for
some time in Kershaw, S. C., and at
one time was depot agent at Gilkey.
W'e are sorry to see Mr. Morgan
leave, but welcome to our growing
town Mr. Wylie.
P.-T. A. MEETING
The Parent-Teacher association
will meet in the school building,
Monday, April 20th, at 3:30. All
members please be present and all
who are not members will be gladly
welcomed. 26-2t
HOPEWELL NEWS
Ellenboro, R-2, April 7. —We are
having some very cold weather thru
this section.
There was a birthday dinner at
John Smith's Sunday. A large
crowd attended, with well filled bas
kets, in spite of the rain.
Miss Dovie Bri|ges has in a lot
of new hats and fancy dress goods.
AMr. and Mrs. D. Robbins and
£ yjghter, Madge, spent the week-end
ith relatives at Gastonia.
The farmers throughout this sec
tion are busy planting corn.
Mrs. Mary Harding has moved
back to her old home place.
Miss Estelle Spratt spent Sunday
with Miss Myrtice Doty.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Robbins
spent Sunday with the former's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Q. D. Robbins.
Mrs. L. B. Rollins spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Ardley Beam.
There will be preaching at the
Wesleyan Methodist church Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Black spent Sat
urday night with their son, Mr. Cling
man Black.
Miss Dovie bridges attended the
birthday dinner at Mr. John Smith's
Sunday.
The little son of Mrs. Broad Can
ipe, who broke his arm while on his
way from school, is improving, we
are glad to note.
DRAMATIC CLUB
f On the evening of April 16, the
Dramatic Club will meet at the home
of Miss Margaret Bostic.
THIS AGENCY PLEASED
WITH COURIER'S RATE
Our local advertisers will see from
the following letter, from a regular
advertising agency, that The Cour
ier's rate is appreciated by a firm
that knows the value of advertising.
While our subscription list has prac
tically doubled in the past two years,
The Courier goes on giving the old
rate. Satisfied customers is worth
more to us than would be the small
profits accruing from a raise in our
advertising rates.
The Gate City Agency writes:
"Texarkana, Texas, April 2, 1925.
Enclosed is money order for one dol
lar to cover the Rountree Pellagra
ad. I thank you for the nice rate
you are giving us on this ad, and will
not deduct our regular agency's com
mission, but will charge it to our cus
tomer. Respectfully yours, Gate City
Agency."
PR y® Tsissusik
Approaching Marriage Of
Miss Blanche Thornton to
Mr. Chas. Z. Flack
Announced.
The announcement sent out from
Mullins, S. C., this week of the early
summer marriage of Miss Blanche
Thornton, of Mullins, S. C., and Mr.
Charles Z. Flack, of this place, will
be received with much interest by
their many friends in the two Caro
linas.
Miss Thornton is one of South Car
olina's most attractive young ladies
and has hosts of friends in this sec
tion, where she has visited and taught
in the Lowell High Schools for the
past three years. She is a graduate
of the Columbia College of Columbia,
S. C., of the 1922 class, and in ad
dition to her wide popularity in so
cial circles in both the Carolinas is
a young woman of high intellectual
attainments. She is a member of one
of South Carolina's most prominent
families.
Mr. Flack is one of Forest City's
most successful young business men,
being a member of The Flack Hard
ware Company and the senior part
ner of Flack & Holmes, Heating and
Plumbing contractors. He is popu
lar among the civic, social, fraternal
and church activities of this place and
is one of Forest City's leading citi
zens. Mr. Flack received his educa
tion at the University of North Car
olina and belongs to one of Ruther
ford county's leading families.
MR. G. B. HARRILL WITH
WILKIE INSURANCE CO.
Mr. G. B. Harrill, of Bostic, has
taken a position here with Mr. J. A.
Wilkie. Mr. Harrill is a fine young
man, well known, well liked, and a
clever salesman. He will assist Mr.
Wilkie in his insurance work. He
expects to move to Forest City soon.
He is well known here, as he was
formerly agent for the Aetna Insur
ance Company in Forest City.
JUDGE ERWIN HOLDING COURT
The Recorder's Bill, passed at the
recent session of the Legislature,
went into effect April Ist. This bill
places within the jurisdiction of the
recorder a number of offenses which
had previous to its passage been tried
in higher court. Recorder 0. C. Er
win is holding court this week. A
a number of liquor cases have been
disposed of, as well as cases dealing
with other misdemeanors. Two have
been sent to the road for violation
of the Prohibition laws.
After this week Judge Erwin will
hold court on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The young men of West End, will
give a Negro Minstrel at Oakland
school house Saturday night, April
11th, at eight o'clock. The program
consists of plays, original jokes, sing
ing, comedy, stunts and Mr. J. S.
Royster, the superintendent of the
county home, will preach a sermon,
also music by a string band. There's
a treat in store for all. Admission
15c and 25c. The proceeds will go
for the better equipment of Pleasant
Grove Sunday school.
NEGRO MINSTREL
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1925*
MEETING AT FLORENCE BAPTIST
CHURCH CREATING MUCH INTEREST
-
Revival services began at the Flor
ence Baptist church last Sunday, in
charge of Capt. J. L. Hancock, of
Blacksburg, conductor on the South
ern railroad; assisted by the pastor,
Rev. C. C. Matheny. The series of
meetings the past week have been at
tracting large crowds and much in
terest is manifested in them.
Special service for children will be
held Saturday, April 11th, at 10:00
a. m. At 3:00 p. m., Saturday there
will be special service for mothers.
Capt. Hancock's subject for Sunday
DEATH FOLLOWS
AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. W. N. Davis Dies Sunday
Following Accident Near
King's Mountain.
Henrietta, April 7. —Mrs. W. N.
Davis, of Gastonia, formerly a na
tive of Rutherford county, died Sun
day at noon from internal injuries
sustained in an automobile accident
near King's Mountain, when the car
in which she was a passenger turned
completely over, throwing her out.
Two other pasengers, Mr. and Mrs.
George G. Glenn, were also injured,
the former seriously. Two other oc
cupants of the car, Evan Glenn, the
driver, and Miss Elizabeth Glenn
were uninjured.
Mrs. Davis was 55 years of age.
She is survived by her husband, W.
N. Davis, five children, Mrs. Evan
Glenn, Misses Mary Neal, Eugenia,
the latter a student at Greensboro
College; two sons, Sam and William,
the former a student at North Caro
lina State College; two sisters, Mes
dames Jane McDaniel, of Henrietta
and Kate Powers, of Rutherfordton;
one brother, Sam Biggerstaff.
Mrs. I. N. Miller left Thursday for
Madison, N. J., where she will visit
her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Altini.
We are glad to welcome into our
town the new boss weaver, Mr. N. M.
Neal and family, of Union, S. C.
Mrs. S. J. McMahan has taken
charge of the boarding house former
ly occupied by Mr. O. G. Moorehead,
who has moved into the house vacat
ed by Mr. R. T. Bryant.
Mr. M. B. Mahaffee will leave this
week for Philadelphia where he will
have an operation on his eyes. We
hope Mr. Mahaffee will return great
ly improved.
Mrs. Clyde E. Mahaffee, Clyde,
Jr., and Mr. Edmund Dandridge,
brother of Mrs. Mahaffee, left Sun
day for Walterboro, S. C., where they
will visit Mr. and Mrs. James Dan
dridge.
Beautiful Easter frocks for chil
dren at Sinkoe's.
L. HANCOCK
CAPT,
afternoon will be "Price of a Man's
Haircut in a Woman's Barber Shop."
Capt. Hancock is occasionally re
lieved from his work as conductor in
order to do revival work. Although
not an ordained minister, he is an
able preacher and has been following
evangelistical work for several years.
Services will be held each evening
at 7:30 p. m., and will be in progress
for possibly a week or ten days long
er.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
MR. DAVID HARRILL
m SUDDENLY
Prominent EHcnboro Citizen
Parses At Advanced Age
Of 89 Years.
Mr. David Harrill, one of the old
est and best known citizens of Col
fax Township, died at his home at
Eilenboro at 6:00 .o'clock Tuesday
evening. He had been ill for quite
a long time. Bronchial pneumonia
developed Tuesday morning, and in
liis weakened condition he could not
withstand the attack, sinking rapid
ly until his death followed about 6:00
o'clock on that day.
A pioneer member of the promi
nent Harrill family, Mr. David Har
rill was one of the county's best
known citizens and reputed to be the
wealthiest citizen of his township.
Had he lived until his birthday in
May, he would have been 89 years
old. Prominent in business affairs,
a devoted member of the Baptist
church, loyal to friends and devoted
to his family, Mr. Harrill was a man
whose passing will be keenly felt on
all sides.
Deceased is survived by four chil
dren—Mrs. M. J. Wright, Mrs. A. S.
Harrill, Mrs. George Maurice and
Miss Kate Harrill.
Funeral services were held at 3:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
Bethel Baptist church. Beautiful
floral offerings and an outpouring of
friends and relatives attested the
high esteem in which deceased was
held.
CUTS FACE ON FRUIT JAR
Charles Gibson, Jr., small six-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gib
son, of this place received a bad cut
from a broken fruit jar Monday.
He was carrying the jar and fell
down and broke it, the jagged edge
cutting a gash in his face. *Had it
been a hlaf inch lower it would have
severed a vein. At latest reports he
is getting along splendidly.
Children's Easter Dresses, prices
95c to $4.75 at Sinkoe's.
DEDICATE PRESBYTERIAN MJ7W VihKV
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Dm"ii
Next Sunday, April 12th, Forest
City's fine new Presbyterian church
will be dedicated. Dr. J. H. Hen
derlite, Presbyterian minister of Gas
tonia, and one of the foremost men
in the state in that
will be in charge of the dedicatory
service.
The present beautiful structure
was completed recently at a cost of
about SIO,OOO, on the site of the old'
wooden building which was erected a
number of years ago. The church
is modernly equipped inside with new
pews and pulpit chairs. Mrs. J. B.
Duckett will have installed soon a
new piano, which she will give as a
memorial to the late Dr. Gettys.
The dedication services will begin
at 3:30 p. m., next Sunday. Mem
bers of all other denominations are
cordially invited to be present.
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hamrick
Observes Fiftieth Wed
ding Anniversary.
Henrietta, April 6.—Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Hamrick celebrated their gold
en wedding at their home in North
Henrietta, Wednesday, April Ist
from two to four o'clock, Tha rooms
were artistically decorated with quan
tities of yellow roßes in pretty hold
ers while yellow streamers added to
the pleasing effect. The guests were
welcomed at the door by Mrs. J. F.
Whisnant and Mrs. B. A. Hamrick.
Mrs. T. C. Lovelace presided' at the
register in the hall and Miss Ruth
Turner, the attractive granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick president
at the Edison in the reception parlor
where a number of old songs were
played, the favorites being "Silver
Threads Among the Gold" and
"When You and I Were Young Mag
gie."
In the receiving line with Mr. and
Mrs. Hamrick were their children,
Mr. L. P. Hamrick, Mrs. J. L. Hol
land, Mr. M. F. Hamrick, Mrs. S. H.
Holland, Mrs. J. A. Turner, Mr. R.
B. Hamrick, Mrs. C. G. Long and
Mrs. Durham Moore.
The years have dealt kindly with
Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick and it was
hard for their friends to realize that
they had been married fifty years.
Mrs. Hamrick was lovely in a white
dress made in the quaint style of fifty
years ago. She carried a bouquet of
brides' roses with white ostrich
feathers and ferns. Mr. Hamrick
dressed in conventional black looked
the splendid type of true southern
gentleman that he is.
From the reception room the guests
were shown into the gift room by
Mrs. C. E. Elmore. The gifts were
displayed 1 on two long tables and in
cluded many gold coins besides
china, silver, linen, glassware, bric
a-brac, etc., all of which was decorat
ed in gold or yellow in honor of the
occasion.
Punch was served by Misses Louise
and Janette Holland, Grace and Mil
dred Hamrick and Mary Sue Tur
ner, charming young granddaughters
of Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick. The
guests were received in the dining
room by Mrs. L. P. Hamrick and Mrs.
M. B. Mahaffee. Here the color mo
tif of yellow was carried out in the
masses of yellow roses and yellow
lighted candles which cast a soft glow
over the beautifully decorated table
in the center of which was the wed
ding cake with fifty candles in dainty
holders.
Mrs. R. E. Haynes, Mrs. E. L.
Cantrell, Mrs. R. B. Hamrick and
Mrs. M. F. Hamrick served refresh
ments of yellow ice cream, cake with
yellow icing, yellow mints and/ salted
nuts.
More than one hundred guests
called during the afternoon to ex
tend felicitations to Mr. and Mrs.
Hamrick and the good wishes of a
host of friends will follow them as
they face the sunset of life together.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, of Alex
ander, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.*Thomas,
Forest City; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tur
ner, Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Long, Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. A.
Webber, King's Mountain; Mrs. E. L
Cantrell, Alexander; Mrs. Durham
Moor". She'bvr M'ss Oinev T^m-
oi. ,'o:.:rsg Springs • He v. and 2av
T. Tat*. C- ro'ern.
$1.50 Per \ ear In Advance
10 OPEN SOON
The Industrial Loan and In
vestment Bank Perfects
Permanent Organization.
Fo Se Conducted On Lines Similar
To Morris Flan
Forest City's newest financial in
stitution, the Industrial Loan & In
vestment Bank, recently chartered,
will open for business within about
ten days, according to announcement
of officials of that company.
An organization meeting of sub
scribers to the stock was held last
Friday, at which time permanent or
ganization was perfected. The first
action was the election of a board of
directors, which resulted in the elec
tion of the following well known
business men to that position: P. T.
Reinhardt, T. J. Moss, J. M. Edwards,
Hugh F. Little, F. B. Harrill, J. A.
Wilkie, R. L. Reinhardt, G. F. Brad
ley, J. F. Weathers, D. T. Beach
board, J. T. Smith, B. B. Doggett, J.
H. Thomas, B. H. Long, F. I. Bar
ber.
The directors then met and elect
ed the following officers:
J. H. Thomas, president.
F. B. Harrill, active vice-presidlent.
G. F. Bradley, vice-president.
B. H. Long, cashier.
G. B. Harrill, assistant cashier. **
The authorized capital stock of the
new bank is $100,000.00, and it will
begin with $50,000.00 paid in. The
business of the new institution will
not be that of general banking, but
loans will be made on weekly and
monthly payment plan. No checking
accounts will be carried, but the in
stitution will accept time deposits.
The business of the institution, some
times called the "poor man's bank,"
or similar to the Morris plan, is be
tween that of the Building and Loan
and general banking.
The new bank will open in the
building just vacated by Mr. C. S.
Hemphill. Messrs. F. B. and G. B.
Harrill will be in active charge.
A perusal of the list of officers
and directors will create confidence,
when it is seen that some of the
county's best men are back of the in
stitution. The new bank should l prove
of great benefit to the town and
county, and is another asset to fast
growing Forest City.
Forest City is becoming quite a fi
nancial center, having two strong
banks before the advent of the new
institution, and also has the distinc
tion of having the strongest country
bank in the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict.
PROVIDENCE NEWS
A Surprise Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kennedy were
quite surprised last Wednesday night
when a party of young people gath
ered at their home. They soon real
ized that it was April Ist, and the
crowd had fooled them with an 'April
fool' party. Music for the evening
was furnished by the Victrola. Every
one seemed to enjoy themselves.
Those present were as follows:
Misses Lillian Daniel, Mabel Smith,
Agnes and Ruth Lynch, Ila and Ethel
Phillips, Messrs Guilford Culbreth,
Ralph Covington, Elbert Thomas,
Alfred and M. B. Kennedy, Albert
Phillips, Cato McGinnis, Hobart Mc-
Daniel and Duke Smith.
# * *
Mrs. Rebecca Wood Dead
The community was saddened Sun
day with the death of Mrs. Rebecca
Wood, which occurred Sunday morn
ing at 7:30 o'clock. The death was
no surprise as she has been serious
ly ill for the past month. She died
from a cancer and other complicated
•diseases. Mrs. Wood before her
marriage to Frank Smith, was a Ken
nedy and she later married Mr.
Wood, both which preceded her to
the grave several years ago. She was
80 years of age. She leaves four
brothers and other relatives to mourn
her loss. The brothers are as fol
lows: John and Hugh Kennedy, of
Henrietta, N. C.; Dick Kennedy, of
Lincolnton, N. C.; and Pearl Kennedy
of this community, whom she has
made her home with for a number
oI years. Funeral cervices were held
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