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LINCOLNTON. N. C. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1911.
No. 76
IF IT TAKES COUNTRYMEN
EULNS SISTER TO DEATH.
CROPS IN LINCOLN.
LINCOLN BRIDGE DISCUSSED. .VERDICT IN FIFTEEN MINUTES,
JOHNSIE FISHER
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From The Backwoods to Condemn a
Man Like Beattie,Then Think God For
The Backwood'i Countryman,
(Monroe Inquirer)
When you hear a man "throw
ing ofFon countrymen or speaking
lightly of farmers, you may put
him down as a very light weight,
or one with a broad streak of dog
meanness . running all through
him. There is Henry Clay Beattie
Jr., his hands stained with the
blood of his innocent wife, a man
who shot down the' woman he
swore to love, cherish and protect,
as he would have shot a dog, in
order that he might live with a
harlot, whining about the jury of
farmers which convicted mm, not
being up-to- date as the residents
of cities are, and declaring, "Any
mrv of up-to-date young men or
residents of any city, even of
Eichmond, would have freed me.
A fellow is up against it when he
is to be tried by a bunch of coun
trymen from the back woods like
those that tried me." If it takes
albunch of countrymen from the
backwoods to condemn to death a
man like Beattie, then thank God
for the backwoods countrymen.
Beattie's mouthing about the in
justice done him is a high compli
ment to the good and true men
who have said that such reprobate
as he must die. Henry ulay Beat
tie richly deserves to be made to
quit kicking about countrymen
and to be made to stand upon noth
ing for awhile and be given a
chance to kick at God's country
which his feet are not worthy to
press. ' '
BIRTHDAY FEAST.
I One of the most delightful and
enjoyable occasions it has been
my good fortune to happen upon
in late years was the family reun
ion at Squire Wm. M. Hull's in
North Brook, Lincoln county, on
Friday the 25th of Sept. 1911.
The genial Squire had on that
day assembled around him at his
delightful country residence a
whole host of friends and relatives
who came at his invitation to help
him celebrate passing the 64th
mile post on his journey from the
cradle to the grave. Everyone in
Lincoln county knows "Squire
Hull" or as he is affectionately
called "Billy" Hull, and on this
particular occasion it was more
than ordinarily a pleasure to see
and converse with him. At the
ripe age of 64 he is still hale and
hearty and able to do as good a
day's work as any young man,
and, judging from appearances,
you would not take him to be a
day over fifty years old. Indeed
he is a striking' example to the
rising generation of how a man can
preserve his physical and' mental
powers by living a clean, houest,
temperate life, and all who
know "Billy" Hull has been
a remarkably clean man in his
life, honest and temperate and
now he is reaping his reward not
only in the - full exercise of his
mental and ohvsical powers but
in the estimation . in which . he is
held by his fellow citizens who
know, , love and honor him. There
were something like 75 or 80 peo-
cle present at dinner. Indeed so
. large was the crowd that a regu
lar "picnic" table was built in
the grove which surrounds the
house and it would take np much
time and space to enumerate all
the good things that were on that
table. -.-
After dinner, at the request of!
Squire Hull, Hon. L. B. Wetmore
of Lincolnton made a short ad
dress suitable to the occasion.
All present wished "Squire Billy"
many returns in pleasant years to
vcome and every one went away
feeling that it was good to have
been there.. . X.
Quarterly Conference Tonight.
The fourth quarterly conference
for the Lincolnton charge will be
held tonight (Friday) at 8 O'clock
in Dr. Self s office. Bev. S. B.
Turrentine of Shelby will preside.
All of the stewards, the missionary
committee and trustees are re
quested to be present with full re
ports.. Messrs. J. W. Barineati, 'Squire
J. O. Epps, and Dr. C. V. Thomp
son went down to
Gastonia yes-
terday to attend
Masonic Meeting.
the District
Four-Year-OId Lad of Mooresviile AppHct
Burning Stick to Hit 2 -Year-Old Sis
ter's Clothing and Death Ensues Before
the Flames Can Be Extinguished.
Special to The Observer.
Mooresviile, Sept 18. The
little 2-year-old child of E. G. Frl-
day of this place was a victim to a
malicious and- horrible death Fri
day night, the facts of which
have just been learned. The
child and a 4-year-old brother were
playing in the kitchen while the
mother was ironing in an adjoin
ing room, me Doy secured a
small stick and lighted it at the
stove and then applied it to the
little child's clothing. The little
girl was burned from the waist
band to the head and was a ter
ribfe sight. In the child's terror
it inhaled the flames, which result
ed in death. The boy, when
asked why he set fire to his sister's
clothing stated, "Just 'cause. "
The boy seems to have a mania
for burning things, having applied
a torch to the child's hair one
day last winter and previously had
set fire to the window curtains.
CATAWBA
NEWS
ITEMS.
Newton Enterprise.
Messrs. W. B.
Murray, Frank
Williams and G. E. Whisenant
who have made a very gratifying
success with their Maiden Creek
roller mill, about two miles west
of Maiden have purchased the
Maiden Boiler Mill, at the Maiden
depot They will make some im
provements at the Maiden mill and
have it ready for custom in about
ten days. The proprietors are all
three iniustrisus, straight forward
business men who do their own
work and have acquired this new
new mill in order to keep all of
them busy. They say they will
be able to put out as good flour as
anybody.
Work was started Monday
morning on the enlargement of the
courthouse. Mr,. Milton Setzer
who will have charge of the work
and Mr. Mark Hewitt who will be
boss of the brick work, were on the
ground Monday morning stretch
ing the lines and driving stakes
for the new corners, a"nd wagons
began bringing in sand and brick.
The old end walls will be taken
out and the foundation stone and
brick will be used in the building,
The Clerk and Begister will have
to take a few days vacation or
move up stairs to do their work,
The cane patch on Clark's creek
we referred to last week has become
a great attraction. Many towns
people and farmers have gone to
see it, and Mr. Watt Ehyne has
some sample stalks in his store
twelve feet long and over an inch
in diameter at the butt end. It
has about been decided to make
the large stalks into malasses and
feed stuff out of the smaller stalks
The stalks are so thick that they
touch one another about all over
the ground. The richness of the
land that will grow such stuff, can
well be imagined.
Mr. Cicero Cline is very much
interested in the birthday - and
golden wedding celebration which
friends of his and Mrs. Cline are
planning to have on October 12th
at the Deitz old field, where Mr,
Cline lives. The place is three
miles from Newton, seven from
Hickory, fourteen from Lincolnton,
one from Crowdertown on the Liu
coin ton road.
The Last Hpur
(From the Milwaukee News)
The lovely maiden shuddered
involuntarily and drew closer to
her lover. A look of unutterable
sadness stole over her face, ana
a tear-drop welling from her
aiure eye, stole down her nose and
made a blister on the young man's
clean white collar.
"Why are you so sad!" he mur
mered, sneezing, as her wayward
tresses tickled his left nostril..
"I was thinking," she said
gulping down a sob and a marsh
mellow, simultaneously, "that this
will be our last evening together
until tomorrow."
For truly love hands us a lime
with every caramel.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Shields
attended the wedding of Mr.
Shields niece, Miss Lily Shields to
TVr. TTVanlr Anrlpr whlrh ruwnrrpd
in Charlotte Wednesday night
Sheriff Heavner Talks Of These While
On His, First Visit to Raleigh.
Raleigh News 4 Observer(Wednesday)
8heriff G. L. Heavner, of
incoln county, was in Baleigh
yesterday, having brought to the
State's prison a negro boy, Perk
Bheinhardt, whose sentence is (or
five years for an attempt to crim-
nally assault a negro girl.
Sheriff Heavner says that Lin
coln county had a good wheat
crop, but that the cotton crop in
the county is in poor shape.
his was his first visit to Baleigh.
CLAREMONT COLLEGE NEWS.
Hickory, N. C On the 5thjf
September Claremont College
opened to a large number of girls.
For the coming year several
changes have been made in the
faculty. Miss Mary Barringer
has charge of the art department,
Miss Bessie Holtzendorff, the eng-
ish department and Miss Wood-
ard, the department of domestic
arts The opening address was
made by Judge Phillips much to
the gratification of all present
On Tuesday evening September
the twelfth a delightful receptionj
was given the students and faculty.
by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bost
From eight until ten their charm
ing home with its spacious veran-
das was the scene of alloyed fes
tivity. The guests engaged in a
cleverly arranged guessing con
test, the prizes being carried on
by Miss Anna Foil and Mr. Orin
Sigmon. Miss Margaret Bost
gracefully complying with the re
quest for music skillfully rendered
several well selected pieces.
Dainty refreshments were served
by Miss Constance Bost assisted
by Miss Mary Murphy in the
beautifully decorated dining-room.
The table was a vision of loveli
ness, the center-piece being a large
oval mirror surrounded by artistic
ally arranged La France roses and
surmounted by a handsome cut
glass bowl of the same. The hour
for farewell came all too soon. The
guests reluctantly departed voting
Mr. and Mrs. Bost the most royal
entertainers. r
The two literary societies have
been re-organized, the Columbian
and Minervian, also the Athletic
Association. G. G.
Before God's footsto ol 4a confess,
A iDoor soul knelt and bowed his
. head,
"I failed," he cried. The Master said
Thou didst thy best that is success,
Henry Coyle.
Mr. S. W. McLean was a Shelby
visitor Wednesday and Thursday.
Far-Reaching
Good
Sanford Express. - r
It is idle ior The Express
benefits that good roads confer on a -people. Every man
instinctively knows that a good road is far better thing to
have than a bad road. Our
but naturally there are some
the cost of securing them.
and prosperity! They make
their best foot forward. One
home by the side of an improved modern highway. The
value of farm land is enhanced. The census statistics
proved that in every case the counties in this state having
the largest percentage of improved roads are a powerful
factor in encouraging the
Good roads also have a
farmers on their farms and
to the towns. Good roads make farm life more attractive
and, more-over, as the price
accessibility to markets as
road improvement, by holding old settlers and attracting
new ones, directly tends towards increase in values of all
farm lands within touch of
shown that in counties where the average price of land is
less than $20 an acre the percentage of improved roads is
only 1-18 per cert, whereas, in counties where the average
values is more than $20, the
more than 9 per cent of the
pering Lee county so much as
for the development of the
ways.
Yesterday at , Greater
Office Lincoln Board
Represented.
Charlotte Observer, Tuesday.
The . construction of another
bridge across the Catawba, this
time directly to unite Mecklen
burg and Lincoln counties, was
discussed yesterday at an inform
al conference of representatives of
the boards of - commissioners of
the two' counties. The meeting
was held in the office of the
Greater , Charlotte Club, which
wa$ the active force instrumental
in bringing the county fathers
together. Lincoln was, repre
sented by Commissioner A. Lee
Cherry, two other membeis of his
board who were expected being
unable to come. In addition to
President Kuester and Secretary
Corwith of the club, Mecklenburg
was represented by Commissioner
W. M. Long. r
So definite place has been de
signated in the preliminary dis
cussions of another bridge. It
will be somewhere in the upper
part of Lemley's township. This
is at the upper terminus of the
Beattie's Ford road It is be
lieved that it would be of immense
benefit to the people of both coun
ties and there was every manifes
tation of interest On both sides.
Thi details will have to be worked
out. 1 Binding action can be taken
onlyjat regular meetings of the re
spective boards. No immediate
developments are expected since
Mecklenburg is at present in the
midst of the work of building an
expensive bridge at Sloan's ferry.
After the conference the partici
pants were entertained at lunch
eon at the Selwyn.
The locetion of the bridge is to
be between Beattie's ' ferry and
Graham's ferry near Davidson
creek. It will be 650 - feet in
length and will cost $15,000 to
$20,000. There will be two spans
of 225 feet' in length and ap
proaches of 100 feet length.
It was decided that each ' .board
will appoint a committee to confer
again, at which time it is expect
ed that more definite adion . will
be possible.
Fassifern Opens.
Fassifern School opened Tues
day with a strong corps of teach
ers and forty-one boarding pupils
the largest number who have
attended in the history of the
institution. Anew building was
erected during the summer to ac
commodate the increased number
of students who applied for ad
mission.
Esq. J. M. Hoyle spent Wed
nesday in Shelby on business.
Influence of
Roads.
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to attempt to enumerate the
people all believe in good roads
who are unwilling to pay for
Good roads means progress
people straighten up and put
rarely sees a dilapidated
settlement of unused lands.
Conference Held
Charlotte Club
far-reaching influence in holding
restraining them from drifting
of land depends as much on
on productivity, it follows thai
the improved highways. It is
average of improved roads is
total cost Nothing is dam
mud, nothing could do more
county than improving high
Norval Marshall Tried and Sentenced
Two Days Alter Commission of
Atrocious Crime.
(Special to Daily News.) .'
Warrenton, Sept 19. Unpre
cedented in the annals of the
criminal history of the state
stands the speedy capture, trial
and condemnation of Norvall
Marshall, the negro who late
Saturday afternoon criminally
assaulted Mrs. J. E. Chapman,
and whom Judge Justice this after
noon sentenced to die by electrocu
tion Friday, October 20, little
more than one month from the
date of the commission of the
crime. 1
ASSAULTED NEAR SPRING.
The case was called in Warren
Superior Court at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, the evidence being
along the line of the news dis.
patches sent from here to the
Daily News last night and showing
that while on her way to a spring
near her home Saturday Mis.
Chapman was stopped by Marshall,
who at the point of a gun forced
her to submit to personal indigni
ties. The woman then was released
and rushing to her home notified
her father, Jack Abbott, and hus
band, and they immediately gave
chase, being reinforced shortly
afterwards by Sheriff Davis and a
posse of officers and citizens. In
attempting to invade a house in
which the negro had barricaded
himself the negro slightly wound
ed Mr. Abbott and later through
a ruse of the father and brother of
the negro he was captured and
delivered to the sheriff without the
firing ot a shot. He was landed
inWrarren jail without trouble
and this being court week and
there being assurance of a speedy
trial, no threats or talk of mob
aw was heard.
PRISONER PLEAD INSANITY.
This afternoon Mrs. Chapman
was placed on the stand and she
related her experiences of Satur
day. The only defence of the
prisoner was insanity and pre
vious to the introduction of testi
mony, his counsel made a vain
attempt to secure a continuance
until the January term in order
that witnesses to substantiate this
plea might be brought here.
Judge Justice promptly denied
this request
The evidence against Marshall
was positive and the argument of
counsel consumed less than one
hour, while Judge Justice's charge
was delivered in 20 minutes. The
jury, after 15 minutes deliberation,
returned a verdict of guilty, and
Judge Justice promptly sentenced
the prisoner to die by electrocution
on Friday, October 20.
Marshall was taken to the peni
tentiary at Baleigh tonight and
and will be confined there until
the date of his electrocution.
NEGEO ON THE JURY.
Little trouble was experi
enced today in securing a jury, in
ffact, a member of Marshall's own
race played a part in his speedy
condemnation. The first juror
accepted was George Duke, a coal
black negro free holder. - Senti
ment among the negroes, as well
as among the whites, was uni
versally against the prisoner and
general satisfaction at the quick
termination of the case and willing
ness of the people of this section
tD allow the law to take its course
under such great provocation is
expressed tonight
Partridge Had Adopted Two Chickens.
(Mooresviile Enterprise)
Mr. Timothy Vanderford, who
lives on Dr. Morrison's place two
miles west of town, found in his
meadow several days ago a moth
er partridge tenderly hovering
over two small chicks, and when
the burly man came in close range
the mother-bird began a terrible
fluttering and issued defiant
sounds from its little throat, until
after the little biddies had been
caught - The chicks were taken to
the house and it is said that the
bird followed them and visits theird
little prison for they were so
wild that cooping was necessary
to keep them on the barnyard
premises. The chickens are about
five weeks old and it cannot bo ac
counted for as to why the bird
adopted them.
Mrs. Bessie Norwood, of Char
lotte is a Lincolnton visitor the
guest of Mrs. Edgar Love. ,
Can't Something Be Done For Him?
By Rev. W. B. Mlnter.
Johnsie Fisher is a crippled 16
year old boy who is an inmate of
Lincoln's County Home. He is
apparently sound and normal in
body except that as a result of
typhoid fever when five or Biz
years old his legs were paralyzed.
He cannot walk, but can hop
around with his hands and body
in a very independent way.
Johnsie is more than a cripple,
he is also an orphan. He has
been living in the eastern section
of the county with some relatives
until about five months ago, he
was admitted to the county home.
Mentally, he seems to be per
fectly normal, of average intelli
gence and ability and said he
could read in the second reader
and would like to go to school.
If he had no home it was of
course a merciful and proper
thing for the County Commission
ers to give him a home with the
other unfortunate homeless ones
ot pur county. But can't and
should not something different
from this and better than this be
done for this poor boy! The
County Home, ordinarily at least,
is not for boys or girls but for
aged, infirm, indigent, or weak-
minded ones who have no one to
care for them.
But there are possibilities in
this Fisher boy which plead for
him a little chance in life. What
are these possibilities!
1st Physically. His paralyzed
legs are probably beyond medical
help now; but even if this be true,
he is strong in his body and arms
and while he can't do most kinds
of work, there are several kinds
of work he can do and do well.
t will take some education and
some help from older and wiser
heads to help the young fellow
into some suitable work.
2nd Mentally. He is capable
of learning and should not be de
nied all chance to acquire an edu
cation because he is an orphan
and a cripple. These things are
rather the stronger arguments
why he should have a chance at an
education. 1
Isn't there a school for cripples
somewhere! If not, why can't
some of our orphanages take this
poor fatherless boy and play the
role of the Good Samaritan!
This, then, is the case of John
sie Fisher, orphaned, crippled.
with possibilities of earning his
own living and making a good
citizen and true . Christian, yet
doomed all his life (and he may
live 60 years) to a life of idleness,
uselessness and expense in the
County Home, when by the help
ing hand of some lodge, order,
orphanage, church or individual,
he could be put where he cculd
make his own living, be a useful
member of society, and so be a
helper instead of one helped, a
supporter of church and state
instead of a beneficiary of both, a
man (handicapped, its true) but
still a man and not merely an in
mate.
This is the appeal of Johnsie
Fisher. "People of Lincoln county,'
you are the jury. Can't something
be done tor him! Won't some
body give Johnsie a chance! The
jury will please take the case.
Industrial Corporations Ban Cigarettes
Charlotte Observer. .. ?
The United States Steel Corpo
ration has banned the smoking of
cigarettes throughout its shops
and mills. In some places the
use of any tobacco is forbidden,
and the expectation is that tobaC;
co will be completely banished
from the Pittsburg shops. Cigar
ette prohibition as the thin edge
of the wedge is what renders it
most formidable to the smoking
public these days. Tho Pennsyl
vania railroad and various other
large corporations have taken even
more drastic anti-tobacco action
than the Steel Corporation has yet
done. 1
Death of Mrs. Lou Summerow.
On Wednesday night Mrs. Lou
Summerow,' widow , of the late
Solomon Summerow, died at her
home on Clark's Creek, route three,
Newton. She will be buried at
Matthews today at 11 o'clock Bev.
O. C. Wagoner officiating. Mrs.
Summerow was about 67 years of
age and is survived by two girls
and two boys. ,