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Some Revolutionary Heroes of Rutherford Incidents of The Revolutionary Period in Ruth erford County and Sketches of Soma of the Participants. By CLARENCE GRIFFIN. Courier News Editor and County Historian. PART TWO j Lieut. Thomas McCulloch Lieut. Thomas McCulloch was mortally wounded at Kings Mountain and is buried in Brittain cemetery. . McCulloch was a lieutenant, under Gen. William Campbell, of Virginia, at the battle of Kings Mountain. He had long been prominent among the I border men of Holston, in Virginia. | Though only a lieutenant, he com- j manded a company at Kings Moun tain, and was mortally wounded in the He died while the army was at Col. John Walker's planta tion, near present Logan Station, on October 12, 1780, five days after the battle. Due to poor transporta tion methods his body was interred in Brittain cemetery, nearby. A few years later William (Uncle Billy) ■ Watson, who had participated in the j battle at Kings Mountain, secured j a small soapstone rock v and carved j thereon in crude letters the fol lowing: "Here lies the body of Lieut. j Thomas McCulloch, Belonging to Col. Cambel's Regt., Va., who lost this life in and for the hon ourable just and riteous cause of liberty at the defeating of Col. Fargerson's infamous com- j pany of bandits at Kings Moun- I tain in October, 1780." Although "Uncle Billy" Watson's' spelling was not so good, his inten tions were, and thanks to his un selfish service to a fellow soldier, j the identity of McCulloch's j has been preserved to posterity. The writer recently made application : to the War Department for a gov- | eminent headstone to replace the , present inadequate soapstone mark- j er at the head of his grave. The name of McCulloch also ap-! pears on the new monument erect ed by the United States Government on the Kings Mountain battle ground. William Watson. WiLiam Watson participated in' the engagement at Cane Creek, in I Burke county, N. C , September 13, 1 1780, and perhaps other engage-j men:?,, He died January 9, 1854, at | the age of 05 years, and is buried j in Brittain cemetery. Cornelius Clements. Cornelius Clements, a soldier of the Revolution, is buried in Camp' Creek Baptist cemetery, upper Ruth erford county, and his grave is un marked. According to Hon. George! Biggerstaff, Mr. Clements was born' in the year 1758 and died in 1861, at the advanced age of 102 or 103 years. Mr. Biggerstaff recalls, that as a | very small boy, he visited Mr. Clem- i ents on a few occasions. One visit' that yet stands out clear in his mind as an event was made to the Clem ents home one summer day. Mr. Clements was sitting in the door, with a home-made fly swatter, made from a straight stick with an old' shoe tongue fastened to it—and was swatting flies. According to the State Records,; Vol. 22, page 60, Cornelius Clem-' ents drew a pension for services as a private in the Revolution. Samuel Andrews. Samuel Andrews was born in l 1750 and died in 1810 at the age] of sixty years, He is buried in Brit-J tain cemetery. He saw some service; in the Revolution. Lieut. Anthony Allaire, of Ferguson's corps, refers 1 to him in his diary, in October, 1780, as "stopping at the Rebel Samuel Andrews' plantation." John Watson. John Watson was a captain in the Revolutionary War. He resided near Brittain church, and is buried in the Brittain cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone is as follows: "In Memory of John Watson, who Died July 19, 1812; aged 59 years. He was A Captain in The Revolution." John Miller. John Miller, a Revolutionary sol dier and member of the General As sembly was born in 1758. His ex perience in the Revolution was var ied, and he participated in a number of engagement. He was elected to the house of commons, and repre sented Rutherford county two terms, in 1801 and 1803. He is buried in j the Miller-Twitty cemetery, on Moun j tain Creek, thr:ee miles west of ; Rutherfordton. The incription on his tombstone reads: "John Miller. Died April 30, 1807,. AE 49 years, 3 months, 18 days." He was the father of Hon. William J. T. Miller, w'ho also took a prominent part in I political circles in the county at a (later date. John Miller's wife, Susannah Twittv, is buried beside her husband, j *" j She is known to history .as the ; "Heroine of Graham's Fort," and i Draper, in his "Kings Mountain and I its Heroes" devotes nearly two j i pages in recounting her heroic part' in the defense of that fort during! the height of The Revolution. j Road Officials j Locating Highway j : j Prospects are good for a state j j highway leading from Shelby , ! through Nos. 2 and 1 township con- ! ! necting with the hard surface road J at or below Cliffside and leading to • Spartanburg, S. C. Highway Com- | missioner A. M. Kistler of Morgan- j ton, and District Engineer J. W. j , Noell, of Marion, came to Shelby j jthis morning to confer with A. E. ! ! Cline, chairman of the county ' I board of commissioners and a dele-' gation from the Kiwanis club. The party will look over the route ! 1 from Shelby through Sharon and ' I Boiling Springs, the Lovelace bridge j across Broad river and the road 1 j leading into No. 1 township. i A new hignway to serve Nos. 2 j j and 1 townships has been assured j Jby the highway officials but the j i routing is problematical. The pur- j ; pose of the visit of these officials J today is to determine somewhat on ! the route. —Cleveland Star. State Farm Convention Announced For July! ' j The annual meeting of the State i 1 i I Farmers' Convention and the State j ■ Federation of Home Demonstration | j clubs will be held at State college, i i Raleigh, July 29 to August 1, and ' • * I wi.l be followed during the next , 'week, August 4 to 9, by the annual j short course for 4-H club members. ; "We expect to have the program of the Farm Convention completed by the second week in June and; printed by the first week in July," i says Dean I. O. Schaub, secretary of the convention this year. "Our open ling meeting will be held in Pullen ■Hall, Tuesday morning, July 29, at ten o'clock;. From then until the con vention closes on Friday, there will be an interesting round of lectures, demonstrations and amusement. We hope to report on progress of the j live-at-home campaign and to measure the adoption of the long time program of agricultural work which was prepared at the last con - vention." Dean Schaub says there is a strong , likelihood that A. M. Hyde, secretary ! of agriculture for the United States, ■ will attend. Mr. Hyde was invited | some months ago and though he has I not yet given his consent, Dean i Schaub expects his attendance. Last i year about 1,000 men and equally jas many women registered for the I convention. It is expected that a larg er number will attend this year. The .college is preparing for the meeting J much in advance this time so that • a better program and better facili ties may be asusred. j B. B. Everett, of Palmyra, presi dent of the convention this year, has [held several conferences with Dean | Schaub, Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, »Mrs. Estelle T,., Smith and C. A. • j Sheffield (relative to the program. I Mr. Everett is taking an active in terest in.the convention and says he t wants it to be one of the best in the ■, long history of the organization. i ■; Only three weeks are left for . entry into the Atlantic Coast Line .five-acre corn contest. This contest , is open to any farmer in the thirty j three counties, bordering the lines cf this company. THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930. Buy at Home Campaign tZZZZI Patronize Your P^T] 5 Groceries, V.,e | Commillllty '«"** » | it m w—n m ♦ Your money. J ♦ tables, Fresh Meats I O • _1 L. ♦ + I i otores and r irms | Lo C aii y cwa an d o Pe r. i !► Service that satisfies t »♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦' ♦ ated. t :: phone so f Personal Friendship * Jt t WE ARE GREAT BELIEVERS IN FRANK- I Forest City Furni- X !► i NESS, ADVOCATES OF FACING EVERY IS- t j It , ♦ SUE WITH OPEN MINDS AND HONEST ♦ ture Co, ;► Romma Theaftre I HEARTS. Neither are we an exception. For- | ]► test City folks, have as a rule, always been of this ♦ Complete Home Furnish- J ► X disposition and this has been one of the con- X ers. J if Where you see and hear I tributing factors in the up-building of our com- ♦ J ~ ♦ munity and its institutions. X Better furniture for less f !I .... * OUR MUTUALITY OF INTERESTS HAS + money ♦ ;; late,t P'ctures ♦ B EE N THE REAL INSPIRATION OF THE I • I ;; e f PAST AND WILL BE OF THE FUTURE. The Radios and Phonographs X ► f relations of the business firms and men of For- X ♦ If Boosters for Forest City | est City and citizens have been peculiarly | ♦ ;► ♦ interwoven m the work which has already been ♦ 4 _____ ♦ done towards our city's advancement. But we I Our stock of groceries I ]► "—♦ f ee j j^ e y oU j* desire and theirs to have even X ♦ ► t a better understanding prevail that we all may Xis gathered from all parts ? X nv li. d i z labor with a common purpose and an united * „ , ♦ ♦ Ualton JtSros. Inc., t effort. | of the world for you. ♦ t We feel there is no price which can be put ♦ { ♦ ♦ upon the value of personal friendship. And ♦ The Great Atlantic I ♦ ♦ whether we are intimately acquainted or not, t ____ ♦ Ladies' and Gents' Ready- i it is one thing which all of Forest City folks ♦ &■ Pacific Tm fn ♦ X X possess for each other in the fact that we are ♦ * X ♦ to-Wear, Piece Goods ♦ all Forest City folks. It is this idea that prompts J ♦ ♦ us to urge a greater allegiance to our commu- X ——— —— ♦ ♦ and Shoes. ♦ nity by a more solid backing of its business in- ♦ 4 X X terests. ♦ J | 1 Isn't it worth something to you, friends, to t JACK'S ♦ ♦ ♦ spend your money with Forest City home owned £ J ♦ ♦ business institutions, whose owners are Forest J X ♦ City men and women like yourself. Isn't it ♦ 1 FAHFR * I X satisfying to you to feel that when you hand ♦ LILAULK ♦ X over y ? ur money in exchange for merchandise ♦ J X ♦or service, that you are handing it over to some- X * t SALES SFRVITF ! one who is at heart INTERESTED IN YOU t OI UKt i X AND YOUR EXISTENCE IN THIS COMMU- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ NITY? 2 ♦ X Doggett Motor Co. | Doesn't it make your blood surge a little X t X Authorized Ford Dealers X ™ ore ra P i i ( ? 1 y to know that this transaction be- X J x Since 1914. X i^ 611 ! ndlvldu l als . 18 no } i u . st a cold, lifeless % Birtie Beautv Shop % » ♦ happening of business but instead is warmed ♦ ♦ ♦ Forest City, N. C. ± by the knowledge THAT YOU ARE A LOYAL ♦ 5 T t CITIZEN TO THE INTERESTS OF YOUR i 1 X X T 9 WN; that y° u are dealing as friend with i ♦ | Yes, Siree! You're we!- { friend and to the mutual advantage of both ♦ F c; ~, , ♦ X X yourself and your community. J rorest city bpindale ♦ X come to visit X Contrast with this if you will the spending- X { X X 0r y° ur money from Forest City anil X Phone 205 PHone 153 ♦ Elird's Dept. Store ♦ y° u will instantly picture a business transact ♦ X tion with strangers WHO CARE NOT NOR ♦ ♦ Where you pay less and X CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH YOU OR ♦ t set more ♦ YOUR FUTURE WELFARE IN THE SLIGHT- X $ ♦ EST. What happens to you, your family, your ♦ Sander's Groceteria : -p,.- 1 4- t clollais or your property is entirely foreign to lens a this transaction. It is a severe, calculating busi- ♦ t Efird's. ♦ ness procedure; both of you stand as strangers X X t no com niunity of interests or aspirations. X • p none 56 =- The dollar you spend is the basis of operation. ♦ A sordid business transaction the result. ♦ t Union Trust Co. t We want you folks to think about this the S The House of Satisfaction X ♦ ♦ next time you make a purchase. The Grocer, X i ♦ * The Druggist, The Clothier, The Banker, The t Z I Furniture Store, The Baker, The Plumber— ♦ J ♦ Banking—lnsurance ♦ every Business Man of every line rep- ♦ ♦ t resented in Forest City is at your service. And ♦ Buy your chain store i t Trusts X We might add — AS FRIEND TO FRIEND. ± i. | X Everyone of the business firms whose names 5 merchandise from your 4 I ♦ ?^ e . appe "f® d here will do business on this ♦ home owned store. * T f basis, and they are only part of the entire num- t J X In Union there is strength I !^ er to make up the personnel of the i J ♦ ♦ Forest City Business District—MEN WHO Z Courtn^v\ | | CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS ON THIS ♦ Courtney S J : i HEART TO HEART PLAN. | Ten Ce _ t Storfi | PENDERS I | i ! O«KU I The IndU " ri * l L ° a ° " d InVeS,ment ! « V.» A- I t Ranlr f sistance Just Phone- At ♦ DanK ♦ ♦ 1 . D . ♦ ♦ Hewitt Auto Works ♦ Lowest Prices + r % ♦ , ♦ Forest City, N. C. % FOREST CITY, N. C. f ♦ X Day Phone 68 Night 23 > ♦ Save on your Groceries £ ■»«- _ i 1 X hprp i Money to Loan on Weeklv and Monthly ♦ And Our Wrecker Wii « t ♦ J Come At Once J x J Re-payment Plan. X 4 I + Specialists In Body Building * X * Ci i —————— —X Wrecked Cars, Glass Wo: ♦ ♦ y V!ce a ion . Consider The Courier's Payroll | Upholstering Painting ♦ ♦IT- ♦ Estimates Cheerfully Furn- ♦ X Q _ ♦ Next time some out-of-town salesman tries X s^ ♦ standard Gas J £o sell you a bill of printing. Four married f S ± men and two single ones—members of our ♦ Was *\ in £ Greasing j X Oils and Accessories ♦ force—spend their money at home regularly. ♦ Fireproof Storage I W hen you buy printing locally you are keep- X Anfn Wnrks ♦ ♦ x l - ng your money at . home - And you et the best ♦ rtewitt Auto WorKS I W here your trade is ap- ♦ service and price, too. ♦ Government Square In Fron. | ♦ 4 The Courier boosts your town. Boost us with ♦ of Postoffice. * ♦ preciated. X your P rint ing orders. Just phone 58 and a re- X FOREST CITY n C ♦ ♦ presentative will call immediately to wait on { *
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