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OLD DOCUMENT IS WELL PRESERVED 3ound William Griffin As An Apprentice To David Dickey Clarence Griffin, Rutherford Coun ty historian, has in his possession a very valuable old document. This document, dated October 18, 1805, is an agreement between Aaron Camp and David Dickey, whereby David Dickey agrees to take William Grif fin, aged seven years, as an appren tice and teach him reading, writing and instruct him in the arts and mys teries of farming. Mr. Griffin, who was the great grandfather of Clarence Griffin, was rin orphan in care of his relative, Aaron Camp, at that time. As was often done in those days Aaron Camp was binding William Griffin out to a farmer, David Dickey, to 'earn a trade. This document written n the old peculiar style of using crossed "s", reads as follows: The Document State of North Carolina. "THIS INDENTURE, made the eighteenth day of October in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Sight Hundred and Five and in the thirtieth year of the Indepen dence of the said State, BETWEEN David Dickey, Esq., chairman of the one part and Aaron Camp of the oth er part, WITNESSETH, that the said David Dickey, Esq., chairman doth put, place and bind into the said Makes Life Sweet For seven generations the National Household Remedy of Holland for kid ney, liver and bowel troubles has helped make life brighter for suffering men and women. Begin taking them today and notice how quickly your troubles will vanish. At all druggists in 3 sizes. HAARLEM —fly Win in MONEY TO LOAN 10 and 12 years repayment REASONABLE RATES QUICK SERVICE OWN YOUR HOME J. B. TABER Res. phone 46-J Office Phone 137 Forest City, N. C. Rutherf ordton Shelby 5 Dull | 8 Headache | I I and j* Sluggish Feeling S "We are a healthy family and J haven't had to use much medi- I cine," says Mr. J. H. Adams, of ■ Bishop, Gas "But I have found ] it necessary to take some J medicine. "I had headaches. My head S felt dull, and like I couldn't ] hold it up. "I had a bad taste in my ■ mouth; felt sluggish and tired. "I brought home some Black- J Draught and took a few doses, ]' and I got good result*. I felt ■ so much better. My head clear- j ed up. I was hungry and want- S ed to get out and work. "Black-Draught has proved | satisfactory and we have used I ever since." g| Thousands of other families ■ have had equally satisfactory | B experiences. j Sold everywhere in 25 cent J g end $1 packages. } SUDIEM. MORGAN ! IS RE-APPOINTED! Spindale Postmistress Receives Commission For Another Term Spindale, Feb. 20. —Miss Sudie M Morgan has been re-appointed as postmaster at the local office, as of February 13th, according to an an nouncement made Thursday from the postoffice department at Washington. The re-appointment was made by the President on recommendation of the Civil Service Commission. Miss Morgan has served efficient ly and well for about six years and it is a source of gratification to her many friends to learn of her re appointment. Mr. Luther Sherrill is assistant postmaster. CORN CRACKER'S CALLING M. L. White, Cleveland County's j widely known Corn Cracker, missed 1 his calling in trying to eke out a ! living as a school teacher, according ,to many people. Instead, they say, he should have tx*ied a little harder 'to eke out an existence as a news paper man. H. Clay Ferree, who ■ conducts the "Like It Or Not" column 'in The Hickory Record, comments as 1 follows: | "It is becoming more and more j evident that 'Corn Cracker' of Shel by missed his calling in his youth. One cannot read his corking letters, written merely as a sparetime di version, without thinking what a wonderful journalist he would have made, had he managed to get inK on his fingers in his younger days.' r "Corn Cracker" has been a regular i contributor to the columns of The j Courier and is a favorite with our ! readers. We hope to have many more I letters from this versatile writer. _ I Aaron Camp, Erlando, commonly ; called William Griffin, computed to ibe seven years old with the said • Aaron Camp to live after the man ! ner of an apprentice and servant i until the said apprentice shall obtain the age of 21 years, during all which time the said apprentice his Master faithfully shall serve his lawful com mands, every where gladly obey, he shall not at any time absent him self from his said Master's service without leave, but in all things, as a good and faithful servant, shall be have towards his said Master. And the said David Dickey doth covenant, promise and agree, to and with the said Aaron Camp that he will teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed, the said William Grif fin to learn to read and write, and also the art and mystery of farming. "And that he will constantly find and provide for the said apprentice, during the term aforesaid, sufficient diet, washing, lodging and apparel, fitting for an apprentice; and also all other things necessary, both in sickness and in health. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written. A. CAMP, . D. DICKEY. "Seal, and delivered in the pres ence of R. LEWIS, C. C." Well Preserved In spite of the fact that this old document is over 122 years old, it is well preserved and can be easily read. In later years Mr. Griffin be came register of deeds of Ruther ford County, an office he held from No 2to 1865, being replaced by the Reconstruction government. He was the third man to hold thi& office I in Rutherford County afid held it for | a longer period thatt any man before | that date or since. ! Mr. Griffin was also active in I the free school movement and was f associated with the school board jin the county nearly half a cen tury. At one time he owned several thousand acres of land in Cool | Springs Township and owned many j slaves. The War Between the States • left him with but little, and he later lost much of the land in court liti gation. ; Three of his sons were Confed ! erate soldiers. One was killed in j 1863 and another in 1864 while ' the third survived the five years of j war and returned home and built , a modest fortune on the ruins of l the old system and reared a large ; family. i I William L. Griffin died in 1892 at the age of 94 years. THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1928 • ICORN CRACKER ON VALENTINE DAY February is Rich In Hallowed Birthdays, Says Cleveland Sage Editor Courier: —As all who know me as an individual and a writer for i publication are aware, I go strong on holidays and time-honored omens and prognostications. | Today, by common consent, is sac- Jred to St. Valentine, the patron— ! saint of lovers and is likewise the jdate to indicate whether or not we jmay expect a bountiful fruit crop. By the way, February is rich ir hallowed birthdates; and that reminds | us that George Washington. Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony,—as well as Thomas Edison and other celebri ties first saw the light.in February ; We have no dispute as to place oi birth and parentage of Washington J although some scurrilous ingrates oi ! Tory tendencies try to malign anc ;traduce his memory; but people con sider the source and his memorj glows with a more resplendent lus tre as the day go by. As to Abraham Lincoln, every ir responsible prevaricator has a differ ent unsupported tradition, and i bunch of uncertain and irresponsible "grannies" who remember and "nuss ed" him. There are at least sever "Linkern Hills," —as many differenl disreputable daddies, —and anywhere from seven to a baker's dozen lof cabins and some ten natal countie: for this massive, brown-handec giant. Every man who has no jusl claim to eminence tries to" claim il legitimate relationship with this im mortal Emancipator by tarnishing the | reputation of his Mother who ha: proven her claim to lawful marriage and a life of chastity by convincing proofs. As a legend of weather wise lore —tradition brings forward the clain that if February 14th is cloudy ant misty a good fruit crop may be ex pected. This was a murky morninj and the eaves and boughs of tree were dripping. As 1927 was a ver; barren fruit year, it is to be hope that the Goddess Pomona will heark en to petition of fruit lovers. As your readers are perhaps awar'e the friends of popular education have been granted an election providing for a term of eight months in Cleve land and Gaston counties ; and thos for and against are girding theii loins for the conflict. I am number ed among the prophets in favor oi the measure, and every supine snot who imagines himself rich by reasor of inheriting lands that were accum ulated by the unrequited toil of slaves feel that I and other "furriners' should be muzzled. These disreput able and slimy charges against the mother of Lincoln were dug up bj that class, while Jefferson Davis, be jng a product of the slave oligarchy is admitted as a citizen of Kentucky born in lawful wedlock. The proof are as well authenticated by reliabh biography and history as to Lincoln but a todaying, grovelling natur holds vulgar and accidental wealtl above poverty and merit. If I in the most curteous manner declare my self in favor of better educationa conditions, I am maligned for ulter ior motives. I must wait until "th best people" are heard from. Tha means the imbeciles who inheritec wealth, or the despicable characters who acquired it by underhand jane questionable means. Let the peasan try maul the fragponds while royaltj sleeps, is their motto. That conditior prevailed in France; and finally the poor people tore up the pavements the heads of royalty bounced from the guillotine,—while the streets oi Paris ran blood. A man of sense and breadth will tolerate liberty of speech and opinion. Some of rtiy besrt friends oppose eight months' sOhotol but they •have the same right to oppose the ' measure that I have : tO favor the en terprise. T 'oppose Al "Smith for Pres (ident; but men as and in (telligent as I f avoir ; his election. Some unmitigated ahei ieiiotic snobs regards it as arch treason for "Corn Cracker to help vote a tax on best people,"—ahd flippantly ask, "How much tax does he pay?" When World War was declared, he offered at : sixty years of age, to be a boy in the trenches, —and three of his sons volunteered. Was he asked about that war? Permit me here to say, that any one who makes or has ever made the charge that my offer of enlistment was a play either to the galleries or to the grand stand, is very econom ical with the. truth. CORN CRACKER. Shelby, R-5, N". C. MULTIPLE TICKETS SOLD BY SOUTHERN NEW PLAN REDUCES COST OF TRAVEL BY TRAIN. ATLANTA, GA. —Introducing all en tirely new plan by which persons, who have frequent occasion to make trips between two points which are not more than 200 miles apart, are given the benefit of reduced rates for travel by train, the Southern Railway System on February 15th placed mul tiple trip tickets on sale at all its ticket offices. These tickets are sold in books good for 10, 20 or 30 rides, the rate for the 10-ride tickets being 2.5 cents per mile, for the 20-ride tickets two sents per mile, and for the 30-ride tickets 1.8 cents per mile. As an il lustration, where the one-way fare is (1.00, the 10-ride ticket is sold for $7.35, the 20-ride ticket for $11.55, ind the 30-ride ticket for $15.75, a similar reduction being made for all points between which these tickets apply. WHIPPET STILL MAKES PROGRESS Well informed automobile men continue to accord the Whippet the quality leadership in the light car field. They base this admission of superiority on the high standard of performance that has made this car conspicuous in the Whippet field since its initial introduction more than 19 months ago, and by a comparison with automobiles of other makers selling in the same price field. More than 150,000 of these mod ern light four-cylinder cars are now in the hands of drivers, it being es timated that they have traveled a to tal of nearly 1-2 billion miles. Notable records for speeu, power, stamina, fuel economy and serviceability have been established Uy the Whippet ov er the 19-month period. It is further pointed out that the Whippet, when it was first introduc ed into the motor car buyers em braced certain features in light car engineering which it was declared would set a new trend in the type of the feature car in this class. The^e features included four-wheel brakes, low center of gravity, full force lu brication, gravity fuel system, oil and fuel economy, greater power with in creased speed range, roomy inter iors, greater comfort, and a gener ally higher standard of performance throughout. A survey of the recent models introduced in the light car field dis closed that they have followed the trend first established by the Whip pet, embracing certain features, dis tinctly Whippet. A complete analys is, however, discloses that the Whip pet continues to embrace qualities and features that are lacking in other cars selling in the same or nearby price class, according to statement given The Courier by Mr. W. L. Horn, local dealer of this city. HINTS ON HATCHING AND BROODING CHICKS Raleigh, Feb. lo. —Poultry grow ers of North Carolina are now pre paring for hatching and brooding the spring chicks. To give timely sugges tions about how this had best be done, C. F. Parrish, poultry extension specialist at State College has pre pared a few condensed suggestions which will be of interest to all grow ers. In hatching, he suggests: 1. Select large well-formed eggs that are uniform in shape, size and color. 2. Coliect hatching eggs often in cold weather. 3. Store where temperature will stay around 40 to 60 degrees-. 4. Do not incubate eggs over ten days old. 5. Locate incubator in cellar, base ment or some dark place where the sunlight is not directly on the ma chine; Have no draft 'on the ma chine. 6.. Provide plenty of good ventila tion. 7. Level the machine after -thor ! oughly disinfecting the trays and the machine in general 8. Regulate at the dtesired teriv j perature before placing eggs in ma chine. 9. Operate the incubator according to the manufacturer's directions. 10. Keep an eye on the tempera ture. Do not let it vary. 11. A greater percent of the hatch depends on the operator rather than on the machine, other things being equal. 12. Turn the eggs at least three times each day, beginning on the third day and ending on the morn ing of the 18th day. 13. Candle the eggs on the 7th and 14th days, using the infertile eggs for feed but boil for 20 minutes be fore feeding to prevent the spread of bacillary white diarrhea. In brooding, Mi\ Parrish suggests: 1. Harden the chicks Dy barely cracking the door of the incubator before moving to the brooder. 2. Leave chicks in the incubator one day after hatch is over if pos sible. 3. Have brooder started one day previous to arrival of chicks. Get it so regulated that the temperature under the canopy will be 100 degrees at six inches from the outside. 4. Do not feed chicks too early— not before 60 or 72 hours. The ab domen must be flabby or soft be fore feeding or bad results will fol low. 5. Do not crowd the chicks; 350 is enough for any brooder except the hot water equipment. 6. Sharp, coarse sand as grit should be under the canopy but not fine sand. 7. Supply plenty of sour iftilk in a container where the chicks cannot get wet. Do not use a tin receptacle. 8. Feed sparingly the first week but feed often—five time a day. 9. Leave mash before the chicks after the first week. 10. Reduce the temperature of the brooder as fast as the comfort of the chicks will permit. 11. If weather permits, get chicks out in the sunshine at the end of the first week. 12. Green feed is just as important as any feed; so give it from start. This must be finely chopped. Tender clover, chick grass, rye, oats, rape or barley may be used. 13. Be clean; burn all dead chicks, I pen off the sick ones; leave off a| majority of the ])atent medicines and » you will do well. ! INSURANCE BROWN INSURANCE AGENCY W. L. BROWN Bank Bufldlnf MUtaff ALmmmOiiim "Why don't you blow your horn?" "Who do you think I am y Little Boy Blue?" You can't always avoid accidents J by blowing your horn . . . nor by exercising care in driving your car... you have always to reckon with the carelessness of others. That's why you need complete automobile insurance written by this agency of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Bm SECURITY II Insurance & Realty Co. lilst' G. B. HARRILL, SecV'-Treas. —: PHONE 64 Forest City* • N. C. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ feel Dizzy? Headachy, bilious, constipated? Take 1 J?—NATURE'S REMEDY—tonight. This r.-iJd, safe, vegetable remedy will have you • feeling fine by morning. You'i! enjoy free, thorough bowel action without a sign of £,r:pfng or discomfort. Only 26c. Make the test tonight and Sold by All 3 Forest City Druggists Always Stiff and Achy ? Too Often This Warns of Sluggish Kidney Action* LAME? Stiff? Achy? Sure your kidneys are working right? Slug gish kidneys allow waste poisons to remain in the blood and make one languid, tired and achy, with often dull headaches, dizziness and nagging backache. A common warning is scanty or burning secretions. Dotms Pills, a stimulant diuretic, increase the secretion of the kidneys and thus aid in the elimination of bodily waste. Users everywhere en dorse Doan's. Asfy your neighbor/ DOAN'S p, & s A STIMULANT DIURETIC KIDNEYS Ibster-Milburn Co. Mfg.Chem. Buffalo.NY : i
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