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Some Revolutionary Heroes of Rutherford Incidents of The Revolutionary Period in Ruth erford County and Sketches of Some of the Participants. ' By CLARENCE GRIFFIN. Courier News Editor and County Historian PART FIVE James Lee. James Lee was born and reared in Virginia, and came to Ruther ford county before the Revolution. He married Mary Chisholm, of Vir ginia. His family was connected with that of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He fought at Kings Mountain and at Cowpens, and was severely wounded at the latter place, and was carried to his home some fifteen miles dis- j tant. While on a furlough he receiv ed a letter from General Pickens commending him for his bravery in that engagement. 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"I p H have found it an ex- R |c co ' cellent remedy for §\\ constipation ar.d the || \ troubles that follow y || I' l kave suffered P jflu\ W \ ' l; ' frequently from gas | pain 3, and when I am If bothered that way I begin at 3 S once to take Black-Draught. § fj Relief follows quickly. Q "I give Black-Draught to the £3 K children when they are con- 2 H stipated, and it is not long g 5 until they are running around 9 8 again." £ R Thousands of others have re- jjj B ported good results from the i jji X use of this purely vegetable ;| □ medicine. Insist on the gen* | nine Thedford's Black- I Draught 1 G CONSTIPATION, 6 WOMEN- I BILIOUSNESS G O need a tonic should take u g Used over 50 years. e . I6S S 'this couple. (Lawson Harrill's "Renv | iniscences.") Col. David Musick. j CoKi David Musick, son of Sarah land Abraham Musick, was-born in Albemarle county, Va., in 1763; was two years of age when his fath er moved from Virginia to South Car olina. In 177 C his father moved tc Rutherford county, N. C., where he remained until the year 1794. In the spring of 1777, during the Revolu tionary war, the Cherokee Indians became very troublesome and the family all moved into forts, where they remained until David was six teen years of age. He then entered the service of the then colonies and continued until the close of the war in 1781. The most part of his time he spent on the frontiers fighting the Indians —one year of the time as a ranger. Three times he assisted in burning the towns of the Cherokee Indians. He was in a great many skirmishes and battles and was in | the battle of Guilford court house, N. C., under General Green. He moved to the state of Illinois, where he married Prudence White sides, daughter of Dr., James White sides of Rutherford county, at Whiteside Station, 111., in 1794. >He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and raised a company of mounted horse men to serve on the frontier, he be ing at. that time colonel of the coun ty of St. Louis. He died in St. Louis county, Mo., in 1837, leaving- nine children. (Genealogy of the Lewis families in America, pp. 194-195). Richard Singleton. Richard Singleton was born in Brunswick county, Va., about 1750, ?nd settled in Rutherford county be- j fore the Revolution. He 'led a com- j pany against the Scotch-Tories; acted as major in 1780, at Earle's Ford, Cane Creek and Kings Moun tain; and on a campaign "gainst the Cherokees in March, 1782*.. He serv * 1 » ed in both houses of the state leg- j islature, in the convention of 1783, held at Hillsboro, *and as sheriff of Rutherford county. Near tlie close of ; the eighteenth century he moved j to Lincoln county, Kentucky, where he died at an advanced age. (Drap er's "Kings Mountain and its Her oes.") Singleton did not serve as sheriff of Rutherford county, as Draper states. He was a member of the state! senate from Rutherford county in' 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793' and 1794, and served in the hous'e of representatives from Rutherford, county in 1783, 1784, 1785 and 1787. David Miller. David Miller and his wife, Mary Kerr, and five children, sailed from i Ireland to America, about the year | 1764, and settled in old Tryon, now Rutherford county, says Mr. H. L. Carpenter. In Moore's "Life of Gen. | Edward Lacey," he says they emi j grated to American in 1760. Miller 'accumulated something like thirty thousand acres of land in Ruther ford county. He was entry taker for Rutherford county, being appoint ed to that position in 1779, and rep resented the county in the general assembly in 1781. He was also a surveyor and a man of considerable | importance. He was a soldier in tho Revolution, being a member of, and acted as chaplain, in Lieut. Sam Hammond's South Carolina Regi ment. He was a true Hiberian Whig, and ardent in the cause of liberty. In 1780, having been called upon! as a Presbyterian elder, uttered the ! following prayer: "Good Lord, our God that art in heaven, we have a reason to thank Thee for the many fav ors we have received at Thy hands, the many battles that we ; have won: There is the great and glorious battle of Kings Moun tain where we kilt the great General Ferguson, and took his whole army, and the great bat tles of Ramsour's and Williams, and the ever memorable and glor ious battle of Cowpens, where we made the proud General Tarlton run helter -skelter and good Lord, if ye had na' suffered THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1930. the cruel Tories to burn Billy Hill's iron works w e would na ha' asked any more favors at Thy hands. —Amen."—(Moore's "Life of General Edward La cey.") The above prayer was read by Senator John W. Daniel, of Virgin ia at the Kings Mountain Centen nial, October 7, 1880. Mr,, Miller followed farming on a large scale, which netted him an a bundance of this world's goods. Mr. H. L. Carpenter, of Rutherfordton, (states that Mr. Miller died April 120, 1803, at the age of 78 years. ! INFANT DEAD. I 1 1 Spindale, June 9. —A daughter, born t 0 Mr. and Mrs. Barney Dal ton, Saturday night, was buried Sun day afternoon in Polk county. The child lived only a few moments after birth. j FINDS TARANTULA. I ~ I Spindale, June 9. —Mr. Ollice Mc-j Daniel, manager of the Spencer Com-j missary, found a full grown taran- j tula Friday in a bunch of bananas. I Mr. McDaniel pulled a banana from the bunch, and feeling something scratching his hand, opened it and found the tarantula. The huge spider j was placed in a glass bottle, and is) being exhibited at the Commissary.] Mr. R. C. King Tells a Wonderful Story About Rats. Read It. "For months my place was alive with rats. Losing chickens, eggs, feed. Friend told me to try RAT SNAP. I did. Somewhat disappointed at first not seeing many dead rats, but in a few days didn't see a live one. What were not killed are not around my place. RAT-SNAP sure does the trick." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Farmers Hardware Co., Forest City, N. G., - ' -H Delicious and Refreshing; §§St The Pause that refreshes |j|S|fciSfifl •— > goes on the air V TUNE IX. TONIGHT!—On the Coca-Cola \ "'our. —ww A snappy, tingling, sparkling program by the nCW thirt >" one P iece ' all-string Dance Orchestra.——Hear \ what famous sports champions say to Grantland Rice.~w- What made them good enough to get where they are.—*- , Every Wednesday evening from NBC studios, New York, over coast to coast network.—Delightful entertainment ' for all the family. * TUNE IN, TONIGHT! On Coca-Cola. That pure TU N E IN drink of natural flavors for all the family. Broadcasting a ON STATION program of delicious refreshment from every ice-cold bottle. WDT Never fails to come across with the whole answer to thirst. delightful addition to meals. A simple, convenient way to Charlotte entertain unexpected guests. In millions of homes its whole some, refreshing quality has made it the world's most pop- A ular beverage. iST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ft „ 1_ » BC-SOS IL LI o N A Da V— IT HAD TO BE GOOD TO GET WHERE IT IS FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS, C, E. HAMRICK Young Mt. Pleasant Womanf Aged 25 Years, Died Sat urday After Five Months of Illness. Forest City, R-l, June 9.—Mr?. Jennie Sue Hamrick, wife of Mr. C. E. Hamrick, at her home on this route Saturday after an illness of five months. Mrs. Hamrick, aged 25 years, Had been suffering from cancer. Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Mt. Pleasant (R) Baptist church, with her pastor, Rev. I. N. Kimbrough, in charge. Interment took place ii» the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. ! Mrs|, Hamrick is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mc- Curry, her husband, Mr. C. E. Ham rick, three small children, clarence, Ella Mae and Howard, and the fol lowing brothers and sisters, Messrs John McCurry, Clyde McCurry and Lee McCurry, all of Alexander, Mrs A. D. Abernethy, of Alexander and Miss Georgia McCurry, of Forest City Pall bearers Were , GuiT ford CulbrethJ Freeman, Memory Freeman, Dennis Tate, Nor man Tate and Dan Christie. Flower bearers were Misses Ruth Freeman, Iris McCurry, Melba McCurry, Myr tle Silver, Lillie Mae Tate, Mrs. E. Smith, Miss Pearl Silver, Miss Glenn Tate. Mrs. Hamrick was a member of j the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church, j where she joined eight years ago. I She was a good woman, a good moth-1 er and a good neighbor, and was! loved by all who knew her. I i He Will 00. ' She: What a pity it is that hand- ! some men are always conceited. » He: Not always, little girl, I'm | not. i •Luke Reilly Says, "The Rat Died Be fore Reaching the River." ! "Since moving near the river 2 ; years ago, we've always used RAT- I SNAP. Watched a vicious water rat, [nibbling at RAT-SNAP outside the [house. About 15 minutes later he [darted off for the water t 0 cool his I burning stomach, but he died before reaching it." Three sizes, 35c, 65c,! $1v,25. Sold and guaranteed by Farmers Hardware Co., Forest City, N. C. 4 They All Do. Prof.—How would you punt.uate ! the sentence "Mary is a pretty girl?" ] Student—Why, er —Fd make a 'dash after Mary. j l i Y °UR DOCTOR Sticking It Out been startled time and again to lekrn of robust persons who died of pneumonia, or bronchitis simply because they tried to stick it out? Even a slight cold at any time of the year is dangerous and ought to have the immediate attention of your piivsi. cian. And the prescriptions he writes for you should Le filled at the drug store displaying the "Reliable Prescrij>. tions" sign, for then you be sure of enlisting the supe. rior judgment, skill and experience of dependable regis tered pharmacists. 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