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GOLDEN VALLEY CELEBRATION
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Bostic, R-4, July 7.—The Glori
ous Fourth was celebrated in Gold
en Valley on the campus of S. M. I.
I. by an enthusiastic crowd from the
immediate community and surround
ing towns and country.
The beautiful flag presented by
the Junior Order to South Mountain
I
Institute several years ago was re
raised for the occasion and proudly'
waved from its new, tall, slender,
poplar pole, the gift of Mr. Tate
Brandle.
The Logan Band arriving in dec
orated truck, bespoke its patriotism,
lent a festive air and furnished good
music at intervals throughout the
day.
k Br. Mangum, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Marion, N. C., de
livered an inspiring address on
'"Know Thyself." The young people,
® a body, gave the salute and pledge
of allegiance to the flag, followed by
the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner." The cloudy day favored the
out-door basket dinner which was
bountiful and much enjoyed. Judge
Quinn of Shelby, gave an impressive,
educational and patriotic address on
"The Flag" in the afternoon. The
41 program closed with patriotic hirs by
the Logan Band.
A busy scene of interest were the
refreshment stands thatched with
pine boughs, where the young people
gave pleasure to the crowd by selling
ice crearn, watermelons, lemonade
and candies.
WESLEY BIBLE CLASS FEDERA
TION
The Wesley Bible Class Federa
tion will meet in its seventh Annual
assembly at Lake Junaluska, July 13,
14, 15. Four hundred delegates from
every part of the Western N. C. con
ference are to be there. Hon Clyde
R. Hoey and Chief Justice Walter P.
Stacy will speak on this occasion with
other celebrities. Dr. W. R. Ware
has been elected to represent the
men's Bible class of Forest City with
G. W. Rollins, alternate. Other
classes will be represented. A large
delegation will go from Forest City.
It is expected Pleasant Grove Sun
day school will also be represented.
FOREST (CITY COURIER
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEI? .ST OF FOREST CITY AND RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Had Wife Shot ]
C. B. Davis, of Concordia, Kan
sas, confesses that he paid gunmen
$2,000 to shoot his wife in a pre
tended holdup. Seven Kansas City
gunmen are under arrest —two ad
mitting they were implicated. Da
vis is a retired merchant.
BOSTIC R-3 NEWS
Bostic, R-3, July 7.—Rev. M. L.
Buchanan filled his regular appoint
ment at Concord Saturday and Sun
day.
The people of our section were
proud to see the nice rain Sunday
and Monday afternoon.
Mt. Pleasant B. Y. P. U. came to
Concord Sunday afternoon and gave
a nice program.
Mrs. Cordell Sellars and children,
of Converse, S. C., is spending this
week with Mrs. Delia Thompson.
Miss Minnie Elliott gave a party
Saturday night and was enjoyed by
all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Romey Deviney and
children, of Chase City, Va., spent
Sunday night at the borne-of Mr. E.
Daves.
jVlrs. J. D. Devinney, of High Point,
N. C., spent Sunday night with her
•niece, Mrs. E. Daves.
Mr. and Mrs. Louise Neal spent
Sunday and Monday with Mrs. Char
ley Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kendrick, of
Hollis, spent Saturday night with Mr.
D. H. Kendrick.
Mrs. W. C. Harris and daughter,
Gladys, spent Tuesday afternbon
with Mrs. D. H. KeDdrick.
Miss Eunice Bridges spent last
week in South Carolina, visiting
Jriends.
Several from here went to Gaffney,
S. C., Saturday to the Fourth July
celebration.
METHODIST ANNOUNCEMENTS
After a short sermon by the pastor
the Lord's Supper will be adminis
tered at Pleasant Grove church next
Sunday morning.
The pastor, Dr. W. R. Ware, will
fill his regular appointment at Forest
City next Sunday night at eight o'-
clock. The pastor notes with pleas
ure the increased attendance at the
preaching services. lie brings the en
tire service during these hot days
within an hour. Go, and invite your
friends. You will not be wearied
with long, nor tediour services.
AANNOUNCEMENT OF
REMOVAL OF MILLINERY ST
We wish to call the atte tion vof
v
the public to the removal of , our mil
linery store from the Induslufciil Bank
building to the second floorNftver the
Moss Furniture Co., new storeroom,
next door to Long's Drug Store.
We invite the ladies to call on us
in our new location and see the beau
tiful new lines of mid-summer hats.
We have something to please you
and at the right prices. •
Don't forget the new location.
MRS. A. C. JONES,
Forest City, N. C.
METHODIST PREACHERS'
ASSOCIATION MEETS
The Methodist Preachers' Confer
ence of Rutherford county met last
Monday at Henrietta with Rev. J. P.
Hornbuckle. Matters of interest and
pleasure were attended to, after
which Mrs. Hornbuckle served a de
lightful dinner to the brethren. The
next regular meeting will be with
Rev. J. C. Gentry at Harris, Monday,
August 3.
Mr. B. Arp Lowrance, of Charlotte,
visited at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Katie Lowrance, on Monday.
FOREST CITY, Kji TH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925
G. W. EDWARDS
DIES MONDAY AT
RUTHERFORDTON
Prominent Attorney Succumbs
In Prime Of Life—Mr. v
Hicks Davis Dead. •
Rutherfordton, July 7. —Gudger
W. Edwards, age 32 years, died at
the Rutherford hospital Monday at
3:30 o'clock following an operation
on Friday before, performed in the
hope of relieving him of an illness
from which he has suffered for many
months.
Mr. Edwards, associated with the
law firm of Edwards & Edwards, was
a popular member of the Rutherford
Bar and was prominent in the legal
and political affairs of the county;
chairman of the Democratic Execu
tive committee for four years, he
served one term as County Solicitor,
resigning to enter the race for Solici
tor of the eighteenth judicial district,
a man of high aspirations and untir
ing energy, his life was cut off at
the entrance of a brilliant poltical
career.
Socially he was genial and cheer
ful, courteous and considerate in his
business relations, one who -since
making his home here about five
years ago, has won the respect and
admiration of all with whom he has
associated and our town and county
universally grieves at his early pass
ing.
An active member of the Baptist
church he has taken an interest in
all its work, having been a teacher
in the Sunday school at different
times.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Baptist church Tuesday
at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. M. A. Adams,
assisted by Revs. J. O. Erwin and J.
C. Greer, officiating.
He is survived by his wife who was
Miss Cloe Lynch and small daughter
and son. Besides his wife and chil
dren,. he is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Edwards, of Mars
Hill, and one brother and four sisters.
The brother, S. L. Edwards, is county
superintendent of education in Mont
gomery county. The sisters are: Mrs.
C. B. Smart, Ellenboro; Mrs. Ira
Hodge and Miss Ada Edwards, Ruth
erfordton and Miss Hattie Edwards,
who is connected with the Thomas
ville Baptist orphanage management.
The members of the Rutherford
county bar association acted as hon
orary pall bearers. A large crowd,
composed of friends and relatives
from over the state, were in attend!-
ance. The floral offering was pro
fuse and beautiful.
Mr. Hicks Davis Dead
Mr. Hicks Davis, 52 years of age,
died at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Davis, after an illness of several
years, on Sunday *and was buried
Monday at Pleasant Hill church.
Mr. Davis was a native of Ruther
ford county but during his young
manhood was engaged in business in
Atlanta, New York and other cities,
was a bright and successful business
man until overtaken by ill health.
He joined the Baptist church in his
youth, but later became a member of
the Presbyterian church.
The body was laid to rest near the
scene of his old home, Rev. J. C.
Greer assisted by Rev. M. M. Hunt
ley, pastor of Pleasant Hill church,
conducted the services.
Mr. Davis is survived by his moth
er and the following sisters: Mrs. G.
L. Jones, of Shelby; Mrs. Mary Mc-
Brayer, Mrs. R. W. Wilkins and Mrs.
Golden Moore, of Rutherfordton; two
brothers, Joe H. Davis, of Detroit and
J. L. Davis, of Clark, Nebraska.
MR. N. J. BLAND WILL
RETURN TO. NATIVE COUNTY
Mr. N. J. Bland, former resident
and native of Rutherford county,
but who for a number of years has
been a successful farmer near Lin
colnton, last- week purchased the
house and lot on East Main street,
now occupied by Mr. J. C. Wiley,
from Mr. F. T. Davis at a handsome
figure.
Mr. Bland recently sold his farm
near Lincolnton for $19,000 and is a
man of means. He expects to come
to Forest City next Christmas, to
make his home here. He has two sons
who will probably enter business
here.
TAR HEEL GIRL
FOUGHT AS MAN
IN LEE'S ARMY
Mrs. Lucy Kenny Dies At Age
Of 112 Years In Georgia;
Fought With Husband.
Nichols, Ga., July 4.—Mrs. Lucy
Mathilda Kenny, the only Confeder
ate woman who fought through the
civil war, died this week at her little
home here at the age of 112 years.
Joan of Arc was no more a real
soldier than Mrs. Lucy Kenny. When
her husband enlisted in the Confed
erate army in 1861, she put on men's
clothes and went with him. As "Pri
vate Bill Thompson" of Company D,
18th North Carolina infantry, she
fought side by side with her man un
til he was killed in the seven days
battle around Richmond. Then she
took his body home, buried it, gave
up her uniform and became once
more just Lucy Kenny.
With Immortals.
Mrs. Kenny's story deserves a place
with the annals of Madame Butch
kareva's Russian battalion of death,
the exploits of Mollie Pitcher, and
the deathless tale of the Maid of Or
leans.
Lucy Mathilda was born in 1812
near Bladenboro, North Carolina.
When she was 17 years old, she
weighed 165 pounds, could ride like
a cowboy, hunt all day without
wearying, and was one of the best
rifle shots in her county. She- had
been married only a short time when
the civil war broke out. Her hus
band enlisted and she went along.
Lucy Mathilda cut her hair close to
her head, took up some of the slack
in one of her husband's suits, got
down her squirrel rifle, and under the
name of "Private Bill Thompson,"
boarded a train with him for Virginia.
Concealed Identity.
If the officers of the company,
Capt. Robert Tate and Lseut. Wiley
Sykes, knew that "Private Bill" was
a woman, they kept it to themselves.
The thing that mattered to them was
that she was the best sharpshooter
in the company, that she had a clear,
sweet voice and that on long marches
her singing did much to keep up the
spirits of the men.
From the first battle of Manassas,
where she was wounded, until the
seven days battle where her husband
met his death, the woman endured
every hardship borne by the men. She
marched shoulder to shoulder with
them, slept on the wet ground, and
took her place on the battleline. Dur
ing the bitter winter campaigns in
northern Virginia "Private Bill" was
one of those whose half bare feet
left blood tracks on the snow.
After the death of her husband,
Private Bill sought her company com
mander and begged a permanent fur
lough to take the body home. The
journey home was through a country
side torn by two armies and filled
with deserters, wounded men and
camp followers, but the woman
overcame all difficulties and buried
her husband near the home he had
loved so well.
Eack To Peace.
Her fighting days over, Lucy Ken
ny put on a homespun crinoline, al
lowed her cropped hair to grow and
went back to weaving at the loom
and to working in the fields. After
the war closed, she moved to Savan
nah and there married a second
time. Later she moved' to Nichols,
Georgia, where she died.
NOTED PREACHER
COMING TO SHILOH
Boiling Springs, July 6.—Dr. J. W.
Porter of Lexington, Ky., will assist
the pastor, Rev. A. G. Melton in a
series of revival services at Shiloh
Baptist church beginning July 19th,
on the third Sunday in July.
Dr. Porter needs no recommenda
tion to Baptists anywhere in the
South. He is one of the greatest
preachers of the entire Southern con
vention.
In addition to being the pastor of
a great church he edits "The Baptist
Monthly Magazine" and is in con
stant demand as an evangelist. He is
also the author of several very wide
ly read books.
We are anticipating one of the
greatest revivals that has ever come
to the Shiloh church. Don't forget
the date July 19th.
W ants 70,000,000 Dimes
Doris Mercer Kresge, second
wife of the Chain Store Magnate,
has sued for $7,000,000 of stock in
the stores, which she says her hus
band promised her—before they
were married.
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Forest City, R-l, July 7. —Mrs. W.
F. Duncan died at her home Satur
day night, July 4th, after an extend
ed illness. Funeral services were
held at Wesleys Chapel Monday aft
ernoon at 2:00 o'clock with her pas
tor, Rev. J. C. Gentry, assisted by
Rev. W. M. Heckard and others. A
large crowd attended.
Mr. and! Mrs. D. C. Henson of
Tennessee, are visiting the Sulphur
Springs folks this week.
Mrs. Lester Hopper spent the
week-end with her father, Mr. E. A.
Matheny.
Mr. John Bland, Misses Estelle,
Ellen and Joyce Bland spent Satur
day with their uncle near Gaffney,
S. C. '
The Sulphur Springs ball club won
the morning game from the county
All Stars July 4th at Spindale park
by the score of 5 to 4 in 10 innings.
Batteries: Lancaster and Blake. They
lost the afternoon game by the score
of 7 to 2. Batteries: Cole, Lancaster
and Blake. The local club plays at
Chesnee, S. C., Thursday afternoon
and at Sulphur Springs Saturday
afternoon. Mary Louise mills will be
here, this promises to be a good
game.
DR. WISEMAN WEDS
MISS FURRH IN VA.
Richmond, July 7.—Dr. Perry
Haynes Wiseman, a recent graduate
of the Medical College of Virginia,
and Miss Grace Florence Furrh, sup
erintendent of the Hygeia hospital,
were married this evening. Dr.
Wiseman, who is from Henrietta, N.
C., has been an interne at the Hy
geia hospital for the past year and
it was during his intemeship that the
romance which culminated today had
its inception. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Furrh, of 2903
East Broad street, this city. She is
a native of Troy, N. C.
Dr. Wiseman is the son of Mrs. C.
B. "vViseman, of Henrietta and a
splendid young man who bids fair to
reach the pinnacle of success in his
chosen profession.
THREE MILES SAVED BE
TWEEN SHELBY-FOREST CITY
Contractors for the State new I
highway No. 20, between Shelby and j
Forest City, are making rapid prog
ress in grading and bridging con
struction. It is one contract upon
which hard-surfacing will not have to
wait on the bridge, for all bridges will
be "in," by time the surlaclng is
completed. The old route was laid
out under county commissioner
ideas, which was to make the road
go by everybody's house, and the re
sult was a road of more curvatures
than any in the State outside the
Saluda-Flat Rock loop. These curves
have been taken out and the highway
run perfectly straight. As a result
of this three miles in the distance
between Shelby and Forest City are
cut out.—Charlotte Observer.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All members of the Susanna Wesley
Bible class please be present at Sun
day school next Sunday morning. We
are planning a trip to Lake Junalus
ka on Monday and want every one
to be present, so that we may know
how many will go.
MRS. G. P. REID.
72 COLUMNS
$1.50 Per Year In Adva.ic*
KIWANIANS TO
ISSUE CHALLENGE TO
PJJTHERFORDTON
Want "Championship" Base
ball Games With Members
Of Sister City.
At the meeting of the local Ki
wanis Club Monday night, it was vot-
Ed to issue a challenge to members of
the Rutherfordton club for a "cham-
pionship game of baseball, the pro
ceeds of the game to go for under
privileged children of the city.
It is proposed, if the challenge is
accepted, to plav the first game in
Foi-est City on Thursday afternoon,
July 23. Then a return game will be
played with the Rutherfordton Ki
wanians on their home grounds on the
following Thursday, July 30.
Much interest is manifested in the
games and it is hoped the Rutherford
ton Kiwanians will accept the Forest
City challenge. No one will be eligi
ble to play except bona-fide members
of the clubs. Our boys will practice"
Thursday afternoon, when there will
be the first limbering up exercises for
many old creaky bones that have not
been in a ball game for years. The
game should afford world's of amuse
ment and, as the proceeds go to a
very worthy cause, there should be
large crowds at each game.
The question of the Spartanburg
highway was brought up for discus
sion and the secretary ordered to
communicate with the commissioners
of Spartanburg county relative to a
joint meeting to discuss the project.
Rev. Nelson and Mr. J. A. Dennis
were guests of the club.
The attendance prize went to C.
E. Alcock, who guessed nearest to the
number of fish "claimed" to have
been caught by President A. C. Dun
can on a recent fishing trip. Guesses
ranged from 1 to a million, but "Doc"
claims to have caught 50.
The directors will meet at the Far
mers Bank at 4 :00 p. m., Friday.
KU KLUX KLAN KNIGHTS
PARADE RUTHERFORDTON
Rutherfordton, July 4.—The
Fourth passed quietly in this county.
Hundreds went to Chimney Rock and
other points. Banks and the post
office were closed.
From 500 to 1,000 klansmen from
this county, Spartanburg, Kings
Mountain, Shelby, Gastonia, Marion,
Asheville and Morganton held a dem
onstration and mammoth parade here
tonight. All had on white rcfbes. O.
K. Bennett, well known orator of
Asheville, was the principal speaker.
Several thousand people lined the
streets to see the knights of the in"
visible empire parade. Forest City
Klan No. 03, which has a large
county-wide membership, staged the
parade. The fiery cross on the hill
we?t of town was a feature of the
evening. , •
Rutherfordton had one of the
largest crowds in her history to see
he ceremonies.
POPULAR BALL PLAYER
WEDS TALENTED GIRL
The many friends of Miss Ilazel
Tate and Mr. William Collins were
surprised to learn of thoir r rriage,
which took place on Sunday evening,
July sth. Rev. W. A. Ay( vs per
formed the ceremony in the presence
of only a few intimate friends and
relatives. The bride was attired in
a blue and tan ensemble suit with
accessories to match. Mrs. Collins
is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. McDaniel and one of Forest
City's most popular and talented
young ladies, being a splendid mu
sician and of fine christian chnracter.
Mrs. Collins has for some time play
ed the piano at the First Baptist
church Sundrfy school here and "will
be greatly missed in the church and
community. Mr. Collins is the yldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Landrum Collins
and a splendid young man and who
has made quite a success in the base
ball world. Mr. and Mrs. Collins left
Monday for Tucapau, S. C., where
Mr. Collins is now playing ball and
also holds a position as head car
penter. Their many friends here wish
for them much happ-ness for the fu
ture.
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