Established 1899
wane Fin
UND TO SETTLE OH
Pioneers Shucked Goats and
Went at It
MCDOWELL THREW WHITENER
He Chose Beautiful Pleasant Gar
dens in Burke, and Whitener
Fell Back Upon the Fertile
South Fork
Written for the Democrat by Col. G. M.
Yoder.
It has always been said by
traditionary history and by the
old people that when Henry
Whitener made his second visit
to North Carolina to the Soutn
Fork Valley, while traveling
through the state of Virginia to
the sum y south, he came to a
place wl ere a McDowell lived,
with whom he stayed overnight.
The Bbme had a very bright and
intelligible young son of about
the age of 25 years, who was
always looking forward and
grasping at new ideas. He was
very anxious to become an ex
plorer. While Whitener and his
father were talking about the
sunny south, he told him where
he was going to a country that
he had discovered in the year
1750 to lay and locate an entry
in the south fork valley, where
he intended to make his
future home.
While he was relating these facts
to the father telling him what a
fine ceuntry it was and the land
very fertile, the son gave a very
attentive ear to what was said,
and treasured up every word. It
made a deep impression on his
mind. So whe£ he retired he be
xan to upon all these
facts as related by Whitener.
Then in morning said to his
father that he had concluded to
go with Whitener to the sunny
south where thit fine country
was situated, to which his father
readily consented:^
So every thing #as made ready
for the journey. They mounted
their steeds and parted off in
great glee and wege jolly as they
went Crosain* Catawba
river at Shernil'a Font VUtt
the sun waa hiding Wa lace be
hind the western came
to Adam Sherrill's * house with
whom they spent tUe night. He
was the first whitenSkn that came
over the Catawba rifer into the
Cherokee Indians domain.
After resting over night, thev
with vigor and refreshment again
pursued their journey onward
in a due west course, following
Henry Whitener's old trial;
vhich now is the Sherrills ford
to Newton road. Thev were about
25 miles from his favdfeed selec
tion. - * £;, _
They arrived about *jtne tame
the sun was hiding the
western hills. This jouftiey waa.
we suppose, in the latter part of
the summer of 1750. Here they
spent the nigfct. They Were soon
enshrouded in darkness and
wrapped up in a deep sleep.
Whenever they awoke tt(ey heard
the bellowing *>f the bpffaloes,
the howling of the wofres and
the hootings of the owls:- Next
morning they heard th£ sweet
musical lyric of singing bjrds.
Then Whitener took McDowell
on a very high hill overlooking
fertile plains before them. When
McDowell saw this beautiful
country he was delighted with
it, and exclaimed that the half
had not been told. Looking west
ward, they thought in their ima
ginations they could see the very
source of the Catawba river flow
ing through the mountain coun
try. They decided to make fur
ther explorations up the Catawba
No roads existed save perhaps a
few Cherokee Indian trails.
Striking the Catawba river
near the Horseford, they weni
up to its source examing th*.
country as they moved on and or
every high and elevated point
they stopped and took a view Of
the land scape until . th*»y were
satisfied at that point. Then they
would move higher up until they:
would find another high point
Lo, to their astonishment there
lay before them one large, ex
tensive and beautiful plain and
they named it Pleasant Gardens
which is known far and wide to
day. Here they stopped ano
said we have seen enough o:
this beautiful country. As they
were brother explorers, how t
divide these two lots was th>
great puzzle. The old legenc
always said by traditional history
that there were several propo
sitions made, and at last the
agreed to take an old faahitrt.
Ed wrestle for choice, which wai
accepted. Then they went at i
eacu uiie reiying upon their mut
cular strength for victory in th
game. Whiten.»r was a stou
and robust mat with powerfu
muscles but dii not know an;
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
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tricks in wrestling and had to
rely upon main strength to do
the work, while it was said that
McDowell was only a medium
sized man but very active and
knew all the tricks in wrestling.
The tradition says that he always
threw Whitener. Consequently
according to agreement he had
ciooe tj the lots. It is said by
those old Dutch pioneers that he
chose the Pleasant Gardens for
his part Then they both laid
entrys for the lots. Henry
Whitener laid an entry for the
South Fork valley; taking in both
sides*of Henry Fork, while Mc-
Dowell did the same thing, the
year was 1750. He was one of
the first settlers of that section
of country, after known aa Burke
County, which was formed in
the year 1777 from Tryon, when
the state of Nortn Carolina
bordered on the Mississippi River.
And about 25 years before Burke
county waa formed about 22
years before the Revolutionary
war opened, about 28 years be
fore the battle of Kings Moun
tain was fought. McDowell
with his brave and gallant sol
diers fought for the cause of the
American independence and
freedom from the tyranical yoke
of great Brittain. The Colonel
led hia brave Mountain company
into that terrible conflict, anu
helped to capture the whole
Rrittish Royal Army, which was
a death blow to Troy ism in the
South. The McDowells were al
ways considered among the first
men in Burke county.
The writer of this sketch is
nearly 86 years old and often
heard those old Dutch citizens
relating the foregoing legend.
We suppose they knew what
they were talking about. If it
contains errors we hope that it
will be corrected as It has teen
so long since its occurrence, it is
very hard to get all the facts.
He was the father and progenitor
of the McDowell in Burke county,
whioh was settled by Virginians
and English-speaking people.
Catawba Co!!*£e £C«>ies
The honor roll for the uuaUi
just paatis a large one, including
sixteen names; tobeon the honor
YOB it ia neecessary that the ave
rage grade and the mark for de
portment should be above 90.
From the college the following,
students are on the honor roll:
Gracella Shank, 96, S. J. McNairy j
and A. R. Tosh, 93; J. R. Carpen
ter and Martha Thronebgrg, 92;
J. W. McNairy, 91: H. A. Fesper-'
man and John C. Peoler, 90. j
From the preparatory depart
ment there are the following
students: H. A. Buchheit 98; j
J. G. Feairheller and Grac4 Ga-1
ther, 94; Mabel L. Bacon, 93;
Holmes M. Wagner, 92; C. Banks
Finger and T. Ewell Wright, 91.,
Rev. J. F. Blair, of Greensburg, {
Pa., has presented to the college j
a copy of his "Complete Poems". I
The following students have
been enrolled during the oast
week: Arthur F. Zug and Miss
GailZug, Philadelphia; Ernest!
A. Ballard, of Iron Station, N. C,; 1
Lewis S. Ballard, of Alexis,
N. C.; and Walter L. Bankin, of i
Salisbury, N. C. »
Mrs. Fannie Zug came, to the
college Saturday night from Phi
ladelphia; she and her daughter,
Miss Gail, take the place of Mra.
Francis and Miss Hannah
Francis, who have returned to
their home in Chester, Pa. -
Last Saturday night Preiident'
J. F. Buchheit together with his
wife and son Robert returned
from Pennsylvania. Mra. Buch*
heit has been visiting friends iii
Pennsylvania. Professor Buch-i
heit has been presenting the
cause of the college to the Pitts
burgh Synod at Greensburg, Pa.,
to the Eastern Synod at Lebanon.
Pa., and to the Synod of the
Potomac at Mercersburg, Pa.,
Everywhere he found the synods
.avorable to the eause of Cat
awba and the work was endors
ed. At Mercersburg the'. Synod
of the Potomac acknowied its
obligation to raise $9,200 of the
$17,000 formerly pledged for the
endowment of the college.
Oct., 27 Professor J. F. BJ •
ieit viaited the Salem's Reforr. -
ed Church at Harrisburg, Pa.,
and canva39ed the church for
funds for the college, raiting
about five hundred dollars,
i Rev. A. S. Peeler, of Lenoir
and Mr. Fhifer Corriher, of
r China Grove were visitors at the
» college last Monday.
Nov. 4, the first recital for a
i year was rendered in the college
F auditorium by the departments
■ of music and expression; the in
strumental and the vocal music
i oth good and Misses Fn.-
» ingim and Deaderick both have
i reason to be satisfied with the
• work of their pupils, especially
» in view of the fact that many ol
* them were quite young. The
i work of the choral class waa es
> p*i»UygooMtbi»elw» b*
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY.
servedly grown in popularity
each year.
TWJ weeks ago Dr. J. A. Foi
was so much improved that he
was able to take an automobile
trip to Conover; but last week
he suffered a relapse and is now
seriously ill. Miss Ethel Foil has
returned from Nashville, Tenn ,
and Miss Helen Foil, of Charlotte
is spending part of her time at
the home now.
Last week the Idahians sent
out the following invitation:
To our Hallowe'en party
You are cordially asked
By the I. L. S. girls v
To please come masked
On Saturday evening
Be here at eight;
Now don't you forget
And come too late.
The college auditorium was
beautifully decorated with pyr
amids of leafy boughs, russet and
scarlet; ail over the floor wer»
spread autumn leaves, and the
electric lights were draped with
red crepe.
Besides the regular play of w:t
and fun there were several es
pecially entertaining features:
Misses Annie Witherspoon and
Mary and Edna Haren acted the
story of * "Bluebeard's Wives";
Miss Mattie Reinhardt told the
story of "The Golden Bough"—
an account of a grewsome mur
der—and passed around the au
dience the grisiy remains of the
dead man, much to the horror of
some of the young ladies; Miss
Annie Van Dyke Deaderick was
attired as a gypsy fortune teller
and after making her visitors
"cros3 her hand with silver",
very skilfully told their fortunes;
Miss Cracella Shank hypnotized
various students and had them
performing most interesting
stunts.
For refreshments the young
ladies served peanuts and apples
of course; then peanut butter
sandwiches, pumpkin pie, home
made candy, gingersnaps, and
lemonade —the latter being serv
ed out of a big cauldron such as
Macbeth'B witches used. Best of
all the young ladies lent their
own gracious and winsome pre
sences to the evening's entertain
ment; and everybody voted that
they had a splendid time. 3
j»nsiiwinsits
£ GENERAL NEWS J
Messrs. S. J. Flickinger and
Walter W. Weaver, have pur
chased the Durham Daily Sun,
and have taken active charge of
that paper. Mr. Weaver was
formely with the Observer Pub
lications of Charlotte.
Montgomery, Alabama, won
the next congress of the Southern
Association of Agricultural Work
ers and Dr. C. A. Cary, of
Auburn, Ala. was made the
president for the coming year.
The Southern Applachian GoOd
Roads Convention will be held
in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 20 and
21.
Jack Johnson, the negro cham
pion prize fighter, has been in
dicated by a Chicago Federal
grand jury, for violating the
Mann White Slave Act, and was
required to give a $30,000 bond
for his appearance at court. He
was indicated on four counts.
James Bryce, the British Am
bassador to the United States,
has tendered his resignation and
will return to England at an
early date Advancing years are
assigned as his reason. Sir
Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, now
Minister at Stockholm, will suc
ceed Mr. Bryce.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, has
authorized the announcement of
her engagement to Thos. Joseph
Preston, professor at Wells
College, The date of the wed
ding is not yet determined but
will be announced later.
The Synod of the Lutheran
Church of the South will hold
its 13th biennial convention in
Atlanta, Ga., this week.
October shipbuilding statistics
of the Department of Commerce
and Labor show a total of 140
vessels constructed in the United
States during the month. They
total 30,000 tons of grcss. On
the Atlantic and Gulf 71 vessels
of 23, 779 tons were built and
on the Great Lakes 26 vessels of
8,260 tons.
The city of Asheville plans to
.mild in the near future a creama
-tory for the destruction of the
garbage and trash collected on
the streets of that city.
"It is a pleasure to tell you that
I Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is th
i best cough medicine I have ever used,'
' writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of La l
! vonia, Ga. "i have used it with al
\ my children jm 1 the results have beei
» ( highly satisfactory." For sale by al
» k dealers,
;! ~3n Social 4£MtUs >
1»MM»
Mrs. Roy Aberoethy enter
tained the Thursday swy Club
Mov. 7th. Quotations an know
ledge were a fitting inliuiuiliun
to the topic ''Woman and her
Pen" given bv Mm. CL f C Boat
Mrs. W. B. Council! read a sketch
of Queen of Bulugalanq Mra. F.
3. Ingotd closed th# program
with the reading Iran the
Women of Homer. After dis
cussion of current evente Mra.
Ingold, by request of the hostess,
told some interesting ssd amus
ing experiences of her recent
gip
meeting the mcrouen were
ushered into the : dining-room
where the large round table was
beautifully hud with; covers for
fourteen. A delicious % supper
waa served.
Greatest Cora Crop m the World.
A corn crop of 3,169,137,000
bushels, or 281,92100 bushels
more than the greatest crop of
corn ever grown in any country
of the World is the feature of the
country's most remarkable agri
cultural year in- histyry,, accord- !
ing to the November cron report
of the United States department
of agriculture, issued today.
The report completed the govern
ment's preliminary estimates of
the principal farm crope. This
great crop of corn Waa worth,"on
November 1 to fanners $1,850.
776,000. x '
The enormous sum of $4,171,
134,000 represented the farm
value on November 1, of the
United States'crops, of corn, hay, 1
wheat, oats, potatoes, flax-seed,
rye and buckwheat With the
value of the growing cotton crop
and the crops of tobacco, rice,
and apples, the aggregate value
of these principal farq| products
will amount well beyond five
billion dollars. ' t
Watauga Bests Japan
Charlotte Observer.
Mr. and Mra. StrimgMfow. of
Blowing Rock made, Hal winter,
a tour of Asia. They?- took into
their itinerary Japan, # Country
renowned for blossoms and
flowers. They are reported as!
now saying that they have- seen
more and finer flowers in Wa
tauga County than they saw in
all Japan. They saw the cele
brated cherry blossom festival
in Japan and are reported as
having said that this festival dis- |
play of blossoms does • not com
pare with the splendor of Mrs.
Cone's apple blossom show made
by her orchard of 40,000 trees
when in full bloom on their
mountainside amphitheater in
the Spring. Then Mrs. Cone has
another splendid display of ripe,
red fruit in the Fall. Mrs. Cone's
display of orchard blossoms and
flowers is but one item in our
mountain display of apple and
other fruit blossoms in the
Springs, and of ripe fruit and
colored foliage in toe Fall. The
Stringfellows are authorities on
flowers. Their home at Blowing
Rock is embowered in a splendid
show of flowers of their own rais
ing.
Flagged Train With Shirt
. Tearing hia shirt from hit back an
Ohio man flagged a train and laved it
from a wreck, but H. T. Alston,
Raleigh, N. C»* once prevented a
wreck with Electricf Bitters. "I was
in a terrible plight when I began to
useithem," he writes, "my stomach,
head, back and kidneys were all badly
affected and my liver wai in bfd con
dition, but four bottles of Elettric Bit
ters made me feel like k man."
A trial will convince jou of thefr match
less merit for any stomach, Over or
kidney trouble. Price 50 cents at
C. M. Shuford, Moter & Luts and
Grimes.
» ■
I .
Eulton Runyans, the eight-year-old
adopted son of Mr. Fletcher McMurry,
who lives three miles west of Shelby
was killed Monday afternoon when the
mule which he was riding in from the
field became frightened and threw
him off. The boy's foot caught in a
trace chain and he was dragged 200
yards or more. A doctor hurried to
the scene in an automobile; but the
lad's skull was fractured/and nothing
coiild be done for him. He lived
f but a short while.
*
Mr. Wade Run Down
Down at Hasty, N. C., lives a well
known planter. Mr. J. D. Wade. Says
; he: "I was run down almost to the
' point of giving up. I toek two bottles
. of King's Iron Tonic Bitters and now
1 am as good as ever. I took other
i tonics but found nothing to compare
1 with King's." Sold and guaranteed
ty all medicine dealer*.
EMBER 14 1912
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PRESBYTERIAN
j| CHURCH NOTES |
The pastor, Rev. J. G. Garth,
will preach to the children ne: t
Sunday morning. Regular ser
vice at night
Mr. Garth will preach at West
Hickory at 4p. m. next San
day.
Next Wednesday n ght, the
Concord Presbyterian Conference
on Evangelism and Finance wi l
meet at Statesville and continue
through Thursday night. The
pastor hopes to attend nnd hopes,
others may go of the delegates
tions for the study
classes.
Two thousand miles for a book.
1. What Christian custom
impressed the Oregon Indians?
2. How did they leai n a little
| more about Christianity?
! 3. What was the Indian name
for the Bible?
4. What tribe was most keen
for the Bible?
5. Why were they so anxious
to get the White Man*B Book?
6. What white man told them
a great deal about God?
7. What did the Indians de
cide to do?
8. How many crossed the
Rockies in search of the Book of
Heaven? ; . .
9. How long was the journey ?
10. What town did they reach?
11. What man feceiv *i them
and where had he Once been?
12. When did the Ino ians re
veal their object in coming?
13. Could General Clark give
them a Bible?
14. What Indians died in st.
Louis?
15. Who wrote a letter to a
New York friend about these
Indians?
16. Give the substance of the
Indians' speech as they left St.
Louis.
17. Give the name (Indian or
English) of the man who made
the speech.
18. flow many actually re
turned to Oregon?
19. Who has painted the por
traits of these Indians? Where
are" these pictures?
20. DescribeW-ywtts i to*ban's.
return. r . - - :
A Play Worth Seeing. v
/'The little girl who ost her
voice," such is the sobr quet of
Adelina, the heroine in Joseph
M. Webster's brilliant New
York success "The Climax/' a
stiring story of Bohemian life by
Edward Locke, with v. cidental
music by Joseph Carl Breil,
which will appear in this city
during the coming theatrical
season. The author is said to
have given us something: really
new! in theatrical conceptions.
He has worked out his theme
with humor and imagination,
with a delicacy of poetic fancy,
with truth to the demands of
reasonableness in character and
situations, and with dramatic
picturesqueness and structural
effectiveness. There wH be no
attraction seen here this season i
better worth seeing in its com-1
bination of qualities th. t make ]
up for pure enjoyment, (n "The!
Clima*" the entire acti n takes
place at the Bohemiar> apart
ments Of Luigi Golfanti in New
York. Adelina Von Hog&n comes
to Luigf, a voice cultur* st, and
lives with his son Piotro, a
young nfusican of great i romises.
Adelina is beloved by John
Raymond a young doctor, who
endeavors to persuade to re
linquish her love for art for his
devotion,' but she steadfastly
refuses. A slight operation up
on her vocal cords is found nec
essary, and to further his own
ends and to obtain hi* hearts
desire, the doctor, by mental
suggestion, wills that she shall
be unable to sing upon her re
covery from the ordeal. Pietro.
also loves Adelina, and he has
written and composed "The
Song of the Soul," insj ired by
Adelina, but when she tries to
sing this song her voice fails her
completely. This tragic note of
the play is one that mi kes the
heart swell up and seek relief in
• tears. Believing thai tiie can
1 no longer become a ajreet singer,
1 she agrees to wed the doctor,
' and in the pleasant excitement
: preceding her marriage, she
I discovers she has recovered her
voice, and "all is well that ends
well." " : '
"There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1 My children weie all sick with whoop
i ing cough. One of them *as in bed
i had a high fever and was c ughing up
> | blood. Our. doctor gave then. Chamber
r | lain's Cough Remedy and the first dos?
r i eased them, and three botiles curec
s them," says Mrs. R. A. Donaldson
J of Lexington, Miss. For sale by al
4cstafc
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Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905
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jglN NEIGHBORING!
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Statesville
Statesville Sentinel, NOT. 7
Mrs. Henrietta Swaney Clegg
died Friday morning about five
o'clock at her home on Front
street. The funeral services were
conducted at Broad street Meth
odist church Saturday afternoon
by Rev. Harold Turner and the
interment was at 0akw00d......
Charged with tampering with
rural mail boxes Amos Gregory,
colored, was last week taken to
Salisbury to be tried in the Fed
eral eourt there,.. Another Alex
ander county farmer made a re
cord sale of tobacco at the Plan
ters' warehouse last week. Mr,
J. H. Looper realized the sum of
$234.08 for 878 pounds of the
weed which was grown on less
than an acre of land.
Late Saturday afernoon Mr.
W. P. Holland of the Oak Forest
community, better known as
"Pete," was struck on the head
with a stool by Mr S. A. Foster
and as a result was dangerously
hurt. While|the skill was not
fractured an ugly scalp wound
was inflicted and Mr. Holland
was unconscious for a number of
hours. Mr. Foster is under bond
pending trial After a criti
tical illness of a couple of weeks
Mrs. Julia Jackson died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
6. Blythe at Huntersville, last
Wednesday afternoon. Funeral
services were conducted at Bun*
tersyille Thursday morning by
Rev. J. W. Grier, pastor of the
Presbyterian church and the re
mains were brought to Statesville
on the morning train. , The
funeral party proceeded directly
to the First Baptistchurch where
services were conducted by Rev.
Charles Anderson .assisted by
Rev. Harold Turner and Mr.
Grier. The interment followed
at Oakwood Quite a party
of Statesville people attended the
marriage of Miss Octa Horn and
Mr. W. Ross Mills of Statesville,
which took place Thursday even
ing at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. €. E.
Horn, in Mocks ville.
riage Was a very simple/ though
beautiful, one. The body of
Oscar Carlson, who was burned
to death in Charlotte early Mon
day morning, was brought to
Statesville Monday night and the
funeral services were conducted
at the late residence by Rev W.
A. Lutz Tuesday morning and
interment was at Oakwood.
Shelby
Cleveland Star, Nov. Bth.
Mr. W. T. Davis, and Miss
Stella M. Harriil, of Lattimore,
were married by 'Squire Gilead
Green; on Oct 19th...Mr.
Chesley McCraw, of No. 1 town
ship died Saturday morning at
the age of 75 and was buried at
Camp's Creek Sunday, Rev. Jos.
Matheny officiating .Wallace
Shuford, a negro about 50 or 60
years old died suddenly in jail
Wednesday afternoon during a
fit of insanity. Shuford was
brought to jail from Kings Moun
tain about ten days ago
Court began yesterday morning
with Judge Justice of Ruther
fordton presiding.
Lenoir
Lenoir News, Nov. Bth.
Miss Gertrude Hall went to
Hickory yesterday on a few days
visit Mr. Stewart Coffey,
is moving to Hickory today
Rev. E. N. Joyner has been con
fined to his home for several days
suffering from a severe cold.
Miss Fannie Caison, died
Tuesday night at Foots Hill Sana
torium in Philadelphia. Pa. She
had been in poor health for some
months. The body was interred
in the town cemetery Thursday,
the services being conducted by
Rev. C. T. Squires.
Lincoln ton
Lincoln Times, Nov. 7th.
Mr. Kenneth Ramsour was elected
night policeman by the town council,
at their meeting last Friday night.
Rev. John H. Ballard, of near
Kidsville, will celebrate his 91st birth
: day Nov. 18th. All are cordially in-
I vited to attend.and bring well filled
j baskets..... .Mrs. B. O. Thompson
i and baby left last Saturday for Taylors
j ville where she joined her husband
i who is superintendent of the graded
schools at that place.
The boy's appetite is often the
' source of amazement. If you would
have such an appetite take Chamber
-1 lain's Tablets. They not only creat
1 a healthy appetite, but strengthen th(
• aftcmafcb and enable ft to do Hs worl
1 fat sale by all fa&n.
Marion
Marion Progress, Nov. 7. *
Mrs. John M. Tate and children are
visiting relatives in Catawba county..
..!. .Mrs. P. A. Reid spent the lat
ter part of last week with relatives in
Newton.
Morganton
rhe News-Herald. Nov. 7.
Miss Effie Curtis spent Sunday
vith friends in Hick0ry.......1t
is learned that the Henkle Live
Stock Co., of Statesville, Hick
>ry and Lenoir, are contemplat
ing the establishment of a branch
»f their business in Morganton
it an early date. Invitations
vere issued yesterday by Mrs.
James Edgar Rountree, apnounc- >
ing the forthcomingmarrikge v of
her daughter, Franees Adeline,
ro Mr. Sterling Ruffin CoMett,
which event will be Boiemized in ;
the First Methodist Church, Mor
ganton, on the evening of Wed
nesday, November 20, at 8:80 o'-
clock Miss Elizabeth Mc*
Oowell returned Friday from
Hickory, where she has - been
spending several days. . *
Our Orphan Homes.
The Thanksgiving Proclama
tion of the President, which has
just been published to the people
of this great country* calling up
on us to stop our usual vocations .
long enough to consider from ,
whence comes the unprecedented
nrosperity which we as a nation
have been enjoying, comes with
a voice of authority. Truly
every heart can find genuine
gratitude to the Great Giver of
ail good.
While your minds are directed
to the consideration of the Source .
from whence these blessings
come, and a feeling of thanks
giving is thereby engendered for
the goodness of our Heavenly
Father, we feel that this is the /
best time to bring to the attent
ion of our readers the needs of
the homes in our
state, where the little ones who
have lost their earthly protectoi &
are being cared for and trained. ,
These children receive the
great blessing of these homes,
through your generosity. They *
are dependent upon you. Their /
numbers are increasing) as -are, ~
the advantages they receive, -
which necessitate larger contri
butions from the people. God
has blessed our people and he ex-, '
pects us in turn to help bless our
homeless; little ones. i
Nobly have the people of North ,
Carolina measured tip to their
duty in this regard in the past,
and we believe they Will not be
anv less mindful of the needs of
our orphari children this thanks
giving season than they have ,
been in the past.
V; .
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From far away Porto Rico come re
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people. RamOn T. Marchan, of Bar*
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Discovery is doing splendid work here.
It cured me about five times of terrible
coughs and colds, also my brother of a
severe cold in his chest and more than
20 others, who used it on my advice.
We hope this great medicine will yet
be sold in every drug store in Porto
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it has no equal. A trial will convince
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Charles Page Bryan, United States
ambassador to Japan, on . Monday
tendered his resignation to President ■
Taft, who reluctantly accepted it, Mr.
Bryan gave ill health, brought on by
a carriage accident in Japan, as the
reason for his resignation. He is
now at his home in Elmhurst, Ills., ,
receiving medical treatment,
14 lives were snuffed out and 90 pas
sengers injured when a through freight
train crashed into the rear end of
northbound excursion train on the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad ;
near Montz, La., at 12:20 Monday. • '
The appaling disaster is charged by '
he railroad officials to negilgence of a
flagman named Cunninghame who
disappeared when the two tzaina crash-
Mrs. Alice Super, of Baltimore
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F.
B. Ingold, at Mrs. C. C. Bost's.
Mr. Charles H. Geitman, was
a business visitor to Charlotte on
Monday.
Only a Fire Hero
but the crowd cheered, as, with burn
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| box, "Fellows!" he shouted, 4 'this
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