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Vol. V.
LINCOLNTON, N. C. FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1911.
No. 40
THE JAPANESE GIRL
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
THE BIG DAY AT REEPSYILLE.I CREDITABLE ART EXHIBIT
. i 11 urn an 11 i i i i i . , m m t w ism iki i a - i r ' a xi i,j i ; i -v i
A Beautiful Operetta Presented byStu:
dent of Fassifern Delights Large
Audience A Variety of Quaint Cos
tume and Sweet Music.
; "The Japanese Girl," a beauti
ful operetta by Charles Vincent,
was presented in the graded school
auditorium on Tuesday night by
' the students of Fassifern School.
The entertainment opened with a
brilliant musical selection rendered
by Mrs. Erastus. Rudisill and Mr.
M. L. McCorkle of Newton on the
'violin and Miss Ruth Mac Naugh
ton at the piano.
The first act of the operetta
opened with a number of Japanese
girls in beautiful costumes visiting
O Hanu San, a young Japanese
beauty who is about to celebrate
her eighteenth birthday, regarded
in Japan as "the coming of age. "
After greetings are exchanged be
tween the hostess and her guests,
they all depart for her, home in
order to make preparations for the
auspicious occasion. As they de
part, they leave upon the stage,
-! , Chaya, O Hanu Ban's faithful
servant, who" wins the au
dience with a little song in
' , which she tells how overburdened,
she is with work and care. In the
second act, two American girls,
who are touring in Japan with
their governess for education and
pleasure, are impelled by curiosity
to enter this beautiful garden, and
while their governess is sketching
they slip away from her. The
Japanese girls returning resent the
intrusion of the foreigner and
awake the governess, who has fal
len asieep at her easel and pretend
not to understand her explanations.
O Honu San comes to her rescue
and in the end invites the Ameri
can Lidies to remain as her guests
and witness the interesting and
quaint ceremonies that were about
to commence.
Miss Marion Jones was sweet
and winning in the part of 0 Hanu
San the young Japanese beauty
and the principal character in the
operetta.,, Misse , Jeni? Sa:i ?
. ' and Sarah : Latimer as Kitu San
and Kayo San, the cousins of O
Hanu San, were splendid. Miss
Margaret Thomas as Chaya,
the weary servant amused the
audience with her funny songs and
manners. The parts of the three
Americansiwere rendered in a most
commendable manner by Misses
Euth Dicky, Florence Page and
Helen Harris. In the second act
Miss. Martha Hines appeared as the
Mikado. Her lofty bearing as
well as her costume made her a
splendid representation of the
ruler of the Land of Flowers. The
Mikado was accompanied by three
attendants in Eastern costumes.
They were Bryte Eudisill, Euth
Robinson and Eva Lore.
The gaily colored kimonos, the
beautiful choruses and solos and
. the lovely garden scenes abound
ing in evergreens" and flowers,
made the entire operetta very
pleasing to the large audience that
had assembled.
ABOUT THE GAINSVILLE SCHOOL
Editor News: It seems from
-the writing in Tuesday's issue
that one of the patrons of Gaines
ville school wants to rather boast
v of his money. I see he says that
they didn't run a cheap john
school. He says that they just
. went down into their pockets and
paid for it the neat sum of $211. 50.
Now gentlemen, the writer didn't
sign his name to his article, but
it seems to me from his writing
that he is one of the fellows that
worked so hard for the ' special
tax at Gainesville and got defeated
so bad. It seems to me he wanted
something for nothing. In fact
one of the special tax fellows told
me he wanted his children to have
an education and if some one else
didn't pay for it they would never
get it Now gentlemen, I am
"" willing to tote fair. - If I want my
children educated let- me pay for
it and if the special tax man wants
his children educated let him do
the same. Now' neighbor if the
harness fits you just walk into the
shalves if they don't kick them
off. Respectfully,
M. L. Hoyle.
Lincolnton, E. F. D. 1.
Eev L. L. Pruette, of Charlotte
will assist Pastor Bennett in a
series of meetings at the Baptist
' ' Church.' The meetings will com
mence Sunday morning and con
tinue throughout the week.
Preached by Bishop Homer on Last Sun
day Morning Fassifern' Closes Another
Successful Term.
On last Sunday morning at 11
o'clock Bishop ( Horner of Ashe
ville, preached the baccalaureate
sermon before the students of
Fassifern School at St. Luk9's
Episcopal church. His eloquent
appeal to the young to live lives
devoted to the interests of others
received the close attention of the
large congregation. The studeits
of Fassifern wearing white dresses
and black caps, attended the ser
vices in a body and occupied the
front seats of the church.
The baccalaureate sermon, to
gether with the beautiful piano
recital given by the students of
Fassifern about two weeks ago,
the creditable art exhibit held at
the school on Monday afternoon
and the operetta presented at the
graded school auditorium on
Tuesday evening, all marked the
close of another successful term
for this splendid institution of
which Lincolnton has just cause
to be proud. Each term a larger
number of pupils apply for ad
mission, necessitating the yea,rly
building of more rooms. During
the past winter two .new class
rooms were added to the already
commodious building.
ALEXIA NOTES. ."
Alexis, 15. Nearly everybody
throughout this section is through
planting. The tept-meeting at
Machpelah church began Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Chas. Little
preached one of the best sermons
we ever heard. His text was
from the 3rd. chapter of Exodus.
The words were ''And he said,
Draw not nigh hither; put off thy
shoes from off thy feet, for this
place whereon thou standest is
holy ground." Mr. T. H, Wom
ack made a business trip over to
Huntersvilles Monday. Mr, D. B.
Thompson and wife, of Lincolnton,
wee?. risitiDg at Mr, ' MorrW Fing
er's Sunday. Mr. Van Cobb gave
the young people an ice cream sup
per last Saturday night. Mrs.
Henry Keever who has been very
sick for the past few weeks, is con
valescent. Mrs. Henry Wbmack
after visiting friends and relatives
for more than three weeks, at
Rockingham and Wadesboro, N.
C, and Society Hill and Hartsville,
S. C, returned to her home, near
Alexis, last Sunday morning. She
reports a very pleasent trip. Mr.
Editor, we wish to call the attention
of the teachers of Lincoln county to
a sentence taken from Maury's
Physical Geography, page 52 col
umn 2 "Nearly three-fourths of
the earth's surface are covered by
water." Is "are" the proper verb
to use in that sentencet We say
not. The author, no doubt, takes
one-fourth as the basis for the sing
ular, more than one-fourth for the
plural; if he does, then he is for
getful of the fact that substantives
of this kind are dependent for their
verb upon the modifying phrase
which follows; if the phrase is sing
ular in idea then the verb is sin
gular, but if plural in idea then
the verb is plural In the above
sentence,- quoted, - the modifying
phrase "of the earth's surface," is
singular, and therefore' the verb
should be singular. It should
read,, "Nearly three-fourth of the
earth's surface is covered by
water". If it was surfaces instead
of "surface" there "are" and not
"is" would be correct .To illus
trate more fully what I am trying
to convey to you, suppose I should
say, "Three-fonrtha of the road
are in bad condition," "are"
would not be the proper verb to
use from the simple fact that "of
the road" is singular in meaning;
but shonld I say "Three fourth of
the roads are in bad condition,'?
then "are" would be the proper
verb to use, because the idea ex
pressed is plural iu meaning.,
- Caesab.
Lippard-Arney.
Mr. G. C. Lippard and Miss
Irma Arney, both of Southside,
were married Sunday afternoon,
May 14th, the ceremony being per
formed by Eev. F, W. Bradley at
his residence in West Gastonia.
Gastonia Gazette. .
'Misses Myra Nixon, and Stella
and Mary Dellinger arrived home
Wednesday from the, Presbyterian
College, Charlotte.
V7
DR. ROBERT ANDERSON YODER
DEATH OF DR. ROBERT
A. YODER. '
Beloved Pastor of Emmanuel Lntheran
Church Passes to the Great Beyond
Fully 1500 People Witness the Last Sad
Kites at Daniel's Church. ' 'v
Rev. R. A. Yoder, D. D.j the
beloved pastor of Emmanuel Luth
eran church of this place and a
prominent minister and educator,
died suddenly at his home here
Tuesday morning. He arose very
early upon the day of the death
and about 7 o'clock went across
the street into the Lutheran ceme
tery where he cut down a small
tree, and then returned home. A
few minute3 later his wife noticed
his hat laying in the yard and
thinking it a little strange, went
out to look for him. She found
him lying with his face to the
ground in the side yard near the
steps. A physician was immed
iately summoned who .declared
that the Doctor had succumbed
to a sudden attack of heart failure
some minutes before the body was
discovered.
On Wednesday afternoon, alter
a short service at the home con
ducted by the Eev. L. L. Lohr,
the remains were taken to Daniel's
Lutheran church about five miles
west of Lincolnton and interred
in the family plot beside his an
cestors and relatives, one a broth
er, who preceded . him to the
grave only three weeks ago. Those
ministers who assisted Eev. Mr.
Lohr in the; services at the Dan
iel's church were Eev. W. J.
Boger, president of the Tennessee
Synod, Eev. Chas. K. Bell, presi
ident of the North . Carolina Con
ference of the Tennessee Synod
and President Fritz of Lenoir
College, who read a sketch of the
life and works of the lamented dead.
Attesting the love and esteem in
which Dr. Yoder was held as a
man; a minister . and an educator,
was the presence of about 1500
people at the funeral service, pay
ing a last silent tribute. Among
the ministers who attended were:
Eevs. W. A. Deaton, C. L. Miller,
W. H. Little, R. L. Fritz, M. L.
Stirewalt and W. K. Roof of
Hickory; J. A Yount of Conover;
W. D. Wise of Newton; J. P.
Price of Granite Falls; W. J.
Boger of Mt Holly; C. K. Bell of
Kings Mountain; E. L. Patterson
of Charlotte. M- L. Pence of
Henry; J. L. Deitz of Cherryville;
L. L. Lohr of Reepsville, J. L.
Cromer of Maiden; E. I. Offman
of China Grove; W. R. Minter, S.
W. Bennett, T. J. Rogers , and J.
H. Robertson of Lincolnton. The
pall bearers were: Revs. M. L.
Stirewalt, F. K. Roof, C. K. Bell,
W. H. Little, J. L. Cromer and
W. A. Deaton. . So many beauti
ful flowers were brought that not
only was the new-made grave
heaped high with the choicest
blossoms, but also others in the
family plot
Rev. Robert Anderson Yoder,
D. D., son of Solomon and Sarah
Yoder, was born in Lincoln county
on August 16, 1853, which would
make him at the time of his death
exactly 57 years and 9 months old.
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He was the youngest of twelve
children, four of whom, Mrs.
Eliza Petrie, Alfred, William and
David Yodes. are already at rest;
Daniel, Adolphus, John and
Laban Yoder, Miss Emeline Yoder,
Mrs. Sarah Wyanf and Mrs. Mary
Dellinger are yet living. In the
year 1869, when sixteen years of
age, Dr. Yoder was confirmed at
Daniel's Lutheran church' by
Eev. E. J. Fox. In 1877 he was
graduated at the North Carolina
college and later became a student
at the Mt. Airy Theological Semi
nary. t)n May 9, 1878 he was
married to Miss Mary ' Fisher of
Salisbury. To this union seven
children were born, one of whom
died in infancy. The widow and
six children survive four daugh
ters, Mrs. John ' Hall of Morgan
ton; Mrs. J. W. Robinson of Hick
ory; Mrs. B. L. Stroup of Newton;
Mrs, R. E. Rhyne of Mt. Holly,
and two sons, Messrs. R. A. and
Paul Yoder.
Dr. Yoder was ordained in the
chapel of Concordia college, Con
over, N. C, November 30, 1879.
During his thirty two years of ac
tive pastoral work he served faith
fully St. James, Concoidia, Eben
ezer, Grace, Salem, St. Andrews,
Sardis, Mt Olive, Beth Eden,
Mt Calvary, St. Martins (Maiden)
and Emmanuel's Lutheran con
gregations; all in the North Caro
lina Conference of the E. L. Ten
nessee Synod. He was president
of Concordia High School from
1877 to 1883; president of Con
cordia College from 1888 to 1891;
president of Lenoir College from
1891 to 1901 and president of the
United Synod of the E. L. Church
in the South from 1902 to 1906.
He was treasurer of the E. L.
Tennessee Synod from 1894 tohis
death. He had served his Synod
as secretary and as president and
at the time of his death was a
member of the board of trustees
of Lenoir College. r-
Dr. Yoder was well known not
only as a minister, but as a man
who has had a part in various
educational movements that have
taken place in this State. v While
in Catawba county he served as
county superintendent of educa
tion, and was also president of
Lenoir College, Hickory. In
1886 he rendered a valuable pub
lic service in making the first and
only map of Catawba county, a
fine piece of work.
NOTICE. .
There will be re-dedication ser
vices at Trinity E. L. church next
Saturday and Sunday. Services
Saturday at two p. m. " Laying of
the corner stone conducted by
Rev. J. C. Dietz of Cherryville.
Eev. C. K. Bell will preach the
dedicational sermon. Eev. E. II.
Cline will make a Sunday school
address at 9:30. Rev. L. L. Lohr
of Daniels will preach Suiday
evening. Everybody is ': cordially
invited to "come out and hear
them. T. L.
1 Esquire J. A.. Nixon, and son,
Jasper, of East Lincoln spent last
Wednesday in the city on business.-
The R. F. D. and Farmers' Union Folks
Will Gather for a Big Time Addresses
By Hons. C. CF. McKesson, H. D.
Warlick and Dr. I. M. Templetoo
Music By Cornet Band.
Reepsville, N. C, May 17, 191?..
Editor News: At a meeting Sat
urday night at Reepsville school
house a program was mapped out
for May 30th (Tuesday) for the
E. F. D. folks and Farmers Union
and all others who wish to join in
with us and have a good time.
Address of welcome by H. D.
Warhck Esq., Hon. C. F. Mc
Kesson of Morganton will make
the 11 o'clock address. Music by
Cornet Band aud a few songs by
several small girls. Will begin at
half past ten o'clock. The busi
ness session of the mail carriers
will be held at one o'clock. The
address in the afternoon by Dr. J.
M. Templetbn of Cary N. C, Vice
Pres. of N. C. State Union.
The public is cordially invited
to meet with us and have a pleas
ant and profitable day. Those at
a convenient distance are request
ed to bring their baskets full to
help fill the table for this occasion.
Don't forget the date.
, ' J. R. Warlick, Sec.
Miss Wood Still in the Lead.
Hattie Alexander
Flossie Armstrong
Pinsey Abtrnethy
KateBurgin . ' -Hattie
Beam
Minnie Beam
May Biggerstaff
Bryte Beam ' -Madge
Bess
Minnie Baxter
Hattie Bowen - .
Mary Bryant
Lula Beam
Sallie Bess .
Sallie May Bollinger
Lela Blackburn
Erama Bumgarner
Maggie Beattie "
LillieBuff
Susie Crooks '
Mamie Coon
Carrie Carpenter
May Cline
Mrs. L. L, Carpenter
Fleta Crow ell
Lucy Camp
Maude Crowell
Cora Dellinger
Mrs. Hattie Dellinger
Agnes Dellinger
Naomi Ensor
Fannie Foster -Lula
Fox
May Gilbert
Kaiie Hoover
Willie Mae Heavner
Nellie Harrill
Coney Heavner
Emma Harrill
H. Leo Hopkins'
Elizabeth Hoke
Kathleen Hale
Mary Harn
Gladys Howard
Bessie Heafner
Maude Hoyle 1
Gertrude Heedick
Hattie Hoyle J
Annie Hull
Ethel Hoyle
Floss Houser
Bettie Heafner
Floss Hoover
Essie Houser
Pearl Harrelson
Mackie Hoover
Ocie Heavner
Lucy Howard
Laura Hartman
Barbara Hauss
Velma Hauss
Alice Jenkins "
Janie King .
Neva Keever
Florence Leonard
Minnie Lohr
Lucy Lohr
Ooie Lackey
Ocie Leonhardt
Alice Leathermaa '
Lettie Loftin
Lula Lynch
Murtle Lynch '
Mattie Lawing
Mattie Lore
Macie Lineberger
Mamie Lineberger
Lillie Lineberger .
Ethel Long
Essie Leonard
Ha Lynch
May McCoy
May Mcintosh
Vera McCaul
Euth McCoy '
Pearl Michem
Ida May Mundy
Mrs. Plato Miller
Josephine Mullen
2,000
9,825
2,000
2,000
8,100
17,025
3,230
2,000
2,000
5,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
5,210
2,000
2,000
3,910
5,135
-2,000
2,000
" 2,000
2,000
2,000
25,510
3,560
2,000
3,220
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
49.8S0
2,000
- 2,280
23,355
53,195
2,135
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
5,220
' 4,315
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
11,470
24,960
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,150
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
17,330
5,010
40,290
' 14,060
53,475
2,000
2,000
2,000
8,715
2,515
2,000
2,000
6,855
An Interesting Feature of the Final at
Fassifern Miss Lea to be With the
School Another Year.
The art exhibit at Fassifern call- -ed
forth praise and admiration
from all those who attended. This
is the first year this splendid
school has had an art teacher, and
the specimens of the work were
wonderful considering the short
length of time the students have
had the opportunity of studying
this branch. Particularly interest
ing was the work of the children in
the Primary Department. Their
drawings and paintings for the en
tire term have been bound together
in one book, neatly covered with
heavy brown paper, and illustra
ted in brown and tao. The sketches
in these little books are ' all typ
ical of the months in which they
were drawn. Th inksgiving,
Christmas, St. Valentine's Day and
Washington's birthday were all
illustrated with objects that appeal
to the childish mind. Especially
neat and pretty were the books of
Annie Laurie Quickel and Lollie
and Henry Eudisill. On the walls
was displayed the work of the old
er pupils, so arranged as to show
progress in the study. Sdme char
coal pictures of pottery, sketched
from the objects, were remarkable
for the lights and shadows which
they showed. The water color
sketches of flowers and fruits from
nature were admired for their per
fect tints and lines. Deserving
especial praise was the work of
Misses Elizabeth McKensie, Grace
Overman and Kathleen Eames of
Salisbury, Amy Colt and Maie Lon
don of Charlotte, and Mary Dam-,
ron of Waco. '
Miss Hattie Sue Lea of Charles-'
ton, S. C. the talented art teach
er who was at Fassifern last
year, has accepted the same posi
tion for the next term. She is a
valuable addition to Fassifern's
strong corps of teachers.
Margaret Motz
Ethel Mauney
Rosa Nixon
Annie Nelson "'
Vertie Noles
Edith Pence
Myrtle Padgett
Marie Padgett
Mary Quickel
5,405
6,330
8,000
2,000
5,810
5,345
2,000
2,000
2,050
2,000
2,000
2,285
2,000
2,050
2,000
2,000
5,025
2,000
2r000
2,000
6,155
2,000
2,000
3,100
3,695
2,000
. 2,000
2,025
2,000
2,000
" 2,000
2,000
9,210
8,490
12,675
" 2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
10,490
2,000
69,235
5,165
2,775
2,025
14,660
8,780
2,175
3,975
2,695
2,385
Alda Reudlemen
Winnie Eudisill
Annie Keep
Mary Reese
Jessie Kamsaur,
Pearl Reynolds
Georgia Reudlemen
Flossie Ramsey
Bertha Rhodes
May Rhodes
Eva Ramsey
Rose Seagle
Vera Shrum
Emma Saine
Jennie Saine
Macie Sigmon
Bessie Smith
Alda Self
Pearl Smith
Ocie Saine
LethaSelf ' '
Lillie Smith
Bennie Sh'uford
Vera Seagle
Brientie Scronce
Naomi Sherrill
Lizzie Turbyfield
Grace Willis
Ethel Warlick
Frankie Wood
Lucy Womack
Annie Wilson
Lucy Wood
Linda Ward
Ellen Wood
Bryte Wood
Julia Wingate
Carrie Yount
Ida Smith
Mrs. Julia McCutchen
Lillian Sullivan
Dora Shrum
Mrs. J. O. Allen
Maragarite Rogers
Carrie Ballard
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. R. A. Yoder and child
ren desire to thank their friends,
the citizens of Lincolnton, for the
many deeds of kindness and ex
pressions of sympathy received
during these first days of our
bereavement in the loss of our
husband and father.
Mrs. R. A Yodeb and Childeen
Mr. W. M. Rash of Crouse, R.
F. D., was a Lincolnton visitor
Wednesday.