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Vol. v.- , LINCOLNTON, N. C. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1911. No. 77 4 lv DRIVE INTO SWOLLEN STREAM. Two Travelling Men Ea Route to Lin colnton From Denver Have Narrow Escape Completely Soaked Then ; They Reach Town. In attempting to ford a swollen stream four miles east of Lincoln ton on last Thursday night two traveling men came very near losing their lives by being drown ed. The apprdach to the stream which is nothing bat a small branch, is down a steep hill and woods skirt either side. This coupled with the fact that it was a very dark night made it impossible for them to know that the hither to peaceful little branch was a mad and rushing torrent caused by the heavy rain that had fallen just about an hour before. The negro driver thinking that everything was all right drove his team into the stream. He soon found that the water was too swift to attempt to try to cross but it was too late and it was a case of swim or drown. The surry and horses be gan to wash down stream and it almost scared the negro to death. The traveling men were already sitting on top of the seat, in fact it is stated that one of them had crawled up and perched him self on top of the surry. Eventu ally a landing was effected only after the occupants of the carriage had received a thorough drench ing and had lost a sample case. The gentlemen were represent atives of Keuster-Pharr Co., of Charlotte and the Cudahy Fack ing Co., of Chicago. They arrived in Lincolnton about 8:00 o'clock. DEATH, OF OSCAR DELLINGErf. Iron Station, N. C, Sept 22 '11. Ltst Monday morning about 3 o'clock after an illness of about 9 weeks of that dread disease ty phoid fever, the spirit of Oscar Edgar Dellinger took its flight to the spirit land. All that could be done for him by physicians and loving friends was done, but noth ing could stay the hand of death. Any one who doubts that there is a spark of divinity in every true mothers' heart ought to have wit , nessed the patience fortitude and loving kindness this mother be stowed upon her son. His re mains were laid to rest at Lebanon Monday evening in the presence of a large congregation of Sorrow ing friends. Bev. Wagg of Denver conducted the funeral services. Brother Dellinger found the pearl of great price about ten years ago, and connected himself with the M. E. church south, and during all these years was loyal and faith ful to his church and Sunday school. He was also a loyal offi cial member of the Elbow- local F. E. C. TJ. of A., and was Hi ways ; found at the post of duty. The writer has known him since childhood and we never had a truer and more steadfast friend. During his illness he said to the writer, "I have learned since being sick that my religion is worth " more to me than all the world and I think one of the happiest days spent on earth has been since be ing sick." O how true is this if the living could only be made to " realize itThe, Psalamist says, "Though I walk through the val ley and shadow of death I will fear no evil." Come to think of it our passing is not necessarily dark if we love and trust .the! Savior. ' According to the above scripture there is light for the rea son that there cannot be a shadow without light Farewell good and faithful friend we all hope to meet ou in the sweet "by and by." To all of the sorrowing relatives and friends we would commend the words of the Saviour "Let hot your hearts be troubled, ye believe in God believe also in Me." A Friend. Cutting Affray at Gaston Mill, Gaithef Harris and Walter Bisk, two young boys each about fifteen years of age, engaged in a fight Tuesday evening immediately after the mill quit work for the day in which Harris was ut on the shoulder at two places. While the wounds are not serious the boy will be out of the mill several days. pherryviile Eagle. ' Mr. and Mrs.' Adrian Shuford of Hickory epent the week-end with Mrs. Shuford'a parent, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Varlickr- Ucops-, ville. FRANTIC MOTHER LOSES RACE FOR THE LIFE OF HER CHILD With Choking Infant .Clasped to Her Bosom, Mrs. Ernest ,L. Froneberger ot Bessemer City Rushes to Nearest Doctor's office. But Too Late; The Little One's Lite Had Ebbed Away. (Special to the Observer.) Bessemer City, Sept 23. One of the most distressingly shocking accidents ever known in this com munity occurred this morning about 10.30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Frone berger, when their little 13 months-old baby, Ruth choked to death by getting some foreign substance supposed to have been bone in its throat Mrs. Froneberger was on the front porch, having left the baby for a few minutes on the back porch. When she returned to the child she was horrified to - see that it was choking. She immediately called for the neighbors and sought to reach a physician over the phone, but no uuciur cvuia ue lounu. seeing me situation to be desperate, she star ted, with the dying child in her arms to run across town to the Detter Drug Company, where both Dr. E. E. Carron and Dr. T. S. Eoyster have their offices. Mr. W. L. Ormand seized the baby and ran as rapidly as possi ble to the drug store, and almost simultaneously both physicians arrived, but, sad to relate noth ing could be done. The little one's life had ended before anybody could realize it and, too, in a trag ic and most unusual manner. Little Buth was an extraordina rily bright and interesting child and had throughout its life enjoy ed perfect health. The father only a few days ago returned from Charlotte hospital and is'convales cing from an operation for appen dicitis. Mr Froneberger is a member of the firm of Bessemer City Mercau tile Company. The funeral will be conducted from the residence tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock and will be in charge of Bev. Frank Armstrong, the pastor of the family, . Bev. John Hall being out of the State. Embroidery Club Entertained. Complimentary to Misses Hattie Sue Lea and Nora Lander, Mrs J. L. Lineberger entertained the members of the Embroidery Club at her attractive home on last Fri day afternoon. The guests were received on the wide and comfortable veranda and later were invited into the house where the interesting game of progressive hearts-dice was begun. The hostess pinned on each guest a pretty yellow heart shaped needle-book and in these the score was recorded, a needle being added to the book every time a player progressed irom one table to another. At the appointed time the books were examined and Miss Kate Burgin proved to be the luckiest one in the game of hearts and for her skill was awar ded a lovely embroidery bag made of yellow flowered silk. To alle viate the distress of Miss iSeal Boseman, who received the small est number of needles, the hostess presented her with a bodkin run through a yellow heart containing a verse of consolation. The guests Of honor were each given dainty initial handkerchiefs. . In the dining-room yellow crepe paper shades on the electric lights produced a soft glow, and the mats under each plate were also of yellow,the predominating color. Large vaces of goldenrod com pleted the Secorations. The delicious salad course that was served was followed by pine apple sherbert and fruit cake. Attached to each yellow heart- shaped place card was a paper of needles, which will remind the guests of the afternoon with Mrs. Lineberger an afternoon of unu sual pleasure. Three Fingers Split in Cotton Gin. On last Thursday Mr. David Dellinger of Iron Station sustained a painful injury. While workingJ in a cotton gin he attempted, to pull some waste from under the saws, and in reaching under the .knives his left Land was caught, spliting three fingers Dr. J. B. Wright was summoned and gave him medical attention. How it Works in Mecklenburg. Good Roads is a Sure Indication of Progress---A Correspond ent of The Progressive Farmer Writes an Interesting Letter Showing How Good Roads Cause Land Values to IncreaseThe Same Conditions Will Exist in Lincoln County Ere Long. There is no one thing that to a stranger marks a sec tion as progressive and improving more than the making of good roads. Nothing has added more to the value of real estate or has done more for the development of agriculture in Mecklenburg County, N. CV than the splendid road that traverse it in all directions. Here, where I live, there is a smooth shell road where once there was a deep sandy track. On that road is a farm which my mother and her sisters sold to their brother for $6 an acre, or $2,400 for the 400 acres. That farm was re cently sold for $11,000, and part of it has since been sold for $75 an acre, or at the rate of $30,000 for the farm. Out on another road that is made of stone tarred macadam, and as smooth as an asphalt street, the land on each side for over a mile was bought by the present owner for $27 an acre. Today you could not buy it for $500 an acre. Of course, its proximity to the growing citr has had a good deal to do with the increased value, but if the old sandy road was still there the property would not be near ly so valuable, for men are buying lots on it and putting up costly dwellings who would never have gone out there had there not been so fine a road. On this road a horse can walk along with ease with a good ton load, while he could not have hauled a third of a ton on the old road. On the streets in any Southern city one horse hauls five bales of cotton easily while the men who come in from the country" and have to haul over bad roads before they reach the hard roads haul one or two bales at farthest No matter how good the streets may be in town and near town, the farmer's load must be measured by the character of the roads he starts over. Then there is another tax the farmer pays tor bad roads. This is the wrenching and wearing of the wagons and carriages on the bad roads. With a smooth macadam road the farm wagons and carriages would last twice as long, and the vigor oi the teams could be maintained more cheaply. There is, in fact, more than bad roads. Then to sell, and the prospective road, it cuts the price that even 11 he would take it at any land on a fine, smooth road culty at a far better price than value on a bad road. In one section, near me, where the road was deep sandy, the whole was covered with clay. The sand makes good drainage and the clay packs hard and smooth and can be kept in first class order with an occasional smooth ing with the log drag. Where it is not intended to go to the expense of a macadamized road, very good roads can be made on a clay bottom by giving a coat of sand and draining the roadway well. On the other hand, fine roads can be made where the sand is deep by digging down and getting some of the yellow subsoil for a cover to the road. In many places where the road is deep sandy there can be found binding clay in the ditches on each side. Sand on clay and clay on sand will make good roads if they are cared tor alterwards with the BUSINESS CHANGES. ' Mr. . 2. Carter Becomes Agent at the Seaboard Depot at Shelby Mr. Holland to Engage in the Mercantile Business. Cleveland Star. An important business change consummated this week was that in which Mr.-Jap Suttle disposed of his third interest in the J. L. Suttle Company to Messrs. L. P. Holland and Zollie Beviere. Mr. Holland recently resigned as agent at the Seaboard depot and is succeeded by Mr. J. S. Carter of Caroleen who will move his family here in a short time. Mr. Suttle has had bad hoalth since his con finement in the store and about November 1 he will go to Texas to make his home, probably at Halletsville where his father-in-law lives. He married Miss Eloise Allen of Texas. , The keys were turned over to the new stockholders Tuesday. Mr. Holland was elected secretary and treasurer. Mr.- Beviere will -continue - as engineer on the Lawndale rail road. The company has a paid in capital of $12,000. The other stockholders besides Messrs. Holland and Beviere are Ex-Sheriff A. B. Suttle and J. L. Suttle. Notlce to Directors of farmers' VTare- kousc. ." . i " There will be a called meeting of the directors of the , farmers' warehouse at their office in Lin colnton Wednesday morning, the 27th, at nine o'clock. Important business to be transacted. no tax that costs the farmer if he has land that he wants buyer sees that it is on a bad he would be willing to give, price, while a good tract of will find a buyer without diffi land of equal agricultural log drag. TEN INNING AFFAIR. High Shoals Takes the Third Game of the . Series Dagenhardt Still. Has the Locals Goat. Probably the best game of the season was pulled off on the Lin colnton diamond on last Saturday when High - Shoals defeated - Lin colnton by a score of 6 to 2. Up to the ninth inning the score stood 2 to 0 in favor of the visitors. In the last half of the ninth the lo cals managed to push two men over the rubber thus tying up the score. In .the tenth the visitors came back strong and batted out a sum total of four runs, a lead the locals were unable to overcome. Features Pitching of Dagen hardt and Shuford and the all round good playing of both teams. It was a good game from every standpoint. Lightning Strikes Mouse. News was received here on last Friday that lightning struck a tenant house near Beaver Dam. The house was located on the Jno. F. Carpenter place and was burned to the ground with its con tents. A family was living in the house at the time but as far as we can learn no one was hurt Law;e: Mr. J. F. Aderholdt of Crouse, route 1, informs us thatfl the house referred to above was owned by Mr. William Elam. It was a six-room residence worth about $1409 and was insured for $500. ; Mrs. James Bean moved to States ville yesterday. CANNOT FIX THE BLAME The Hendersonville Mystery StiU Un solvedVerdict of the Coroner's lury Olficers Baffled. Hendersonville Special, 20th to Char lotte Chronicle. "We, the jury in the case of the death of Myrtle Hawkins, find from the testimony introduced that she came to her death at the hands of some Unknown person or persons in a manner and by means unknown to us." Coroner Kirk said: "You may state that the authorities will con tinue to carry on this investiga tion and if we can find any evi dence at all, it will be presented to the grand jury. It is very likely Mr. Hawkins will offer a reward of $500, which may be supplemented by the county com missioners and by the citizens." From 10:40 o'clock last night until 11 o'clock this' morning, the coroner's jury has had under con sideration ; the evidence in the Myrtle Hawkins murder mystery. They met at the court house at 10 o'clock and conferred together for one hour. At 11 o'clock Coroner W. E. Kirk entered the court rcom where the newspaper men were gathered and read slowly the verdict, which came as no surprise to those who have kept in close touch with the entire investiga tion and carefully considered all evidence. Thursday, September 7, 13 days ago today, Myrtle Hawkins disap peared. Her body was found Sunday, the 10th, three days later, in Lake Osceola. The coro ner and jury met and returned a verdict of "death from an un known cause." Friday, the 15th, the inquest was convened and evidence of a new and interesting nature was oflered. Ten witnesses were ex amined at that investigation, which adjourned until Saturday, the 16tb, when the inquest was convened and immediately ad journed until Mondpy, the 18th. Monday nine more witnesses were examined and the inquest was again adjourned until yesterday, when Mrs. Beatrice McCall and her husband, Absy McCall, were recalled and examined, along with 13 other new witnesses. Almost every point brought out in the evidence was contradicted. The officials are entirely be wildered and Detective Bradford announces that the case is one of the most mysterious and baftung he has ever come in contact with. Mr. Hawkins is considering offer ing a $500 reward, the county com missioners $250, . the citizens of this community $1,000, to be ad ded to the announced offer of the State of North Carolina of $250 to make a sum of $2,000. Detective Morgan Bradford, Jr., of Washington, D. C, who has been here since Thursday after noon in the serviee of Mr. W. H. Hawkins, investigating the mys terious murder, will - leave this afternoon for his home. He sta ted that he does notknow whether he will return to Hendersonville later to resume work on the case. Before leaving Mr. Bradford au thorized the statement that Myrtle Hawkins' murder is - the most baffling case in which he has ever been interested during his 25 years of detective work. He expressed . the belief, however, that the whole mystery could be ferreted out in a month's time with the consistent work of two good detectives. Asleep on the Track. On last Saturday afternoon a freight engine on the C. & N. W., struck a negro near the Banner Boiler mill and knocked him off the track. The engineer saw the fellow and blew his whistle, think ing he would move away but it developed later that he was sound asleep. However the engineer managed to slow up and the train was moving- only-at a slow gait when the Ethiopian was rudely awakened. He was put on the train and brought to the station and a physician rendered medical attention. He was only slightly injured about the head. When asked why he didn't hear the whistle and get off the track, the negro stated that he was asleep. He said that he had walked from Gastonia and becoming tired sat down on the track when Morpheus the god of sleep, wooed him suc cessfully. He was put on the train and sent to Maiden, his destination. i TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THREE WEEKS. The Dredge Boat is Slowly But Surely Plowing its Way Toward Lincoln's County Seat The Creek to Be Dredg ed Down as Far as Caldwell's Bridge. Commissioner Boseman inform' ed us on last Friday that the drain age of Clark's creek would prob ably be completed within the next three weeks. The channel will be straightened and widened down as far as the Caldwell bridge on the Newton road. Next year good corn yields may be expected in these fertile bottoms which will largely increase Lincoln county's total yield. The following account sent from Newton to the Charlotte Observer is quite interesting: Newton, Sept. 21. At a joint meeting of the drainage commis sioners of the Clark's creek divi sion of Catawba and Lincoln coun ties and of the commissioners of the new Pott's creek drainage di vision, in this and Lincoln coun ties, it is learned that the big dredge boat was transferred to the Pott's commissioners for use on that creek. The creek drainage area will embrace from a 1,000 to 1,200 acres of land, it is said. and will be S miles long. The dredge work on Clark's creek in this county has been fin ished sometime since. In this county work on the tributaries, by use of a smaller dredge and by hand, has been going alone rapid- In the Clark's creek bottoms near here, where but a short time ago there was nothing but bull frogs and chills, there is corn 15 ft. high, well eared, and capable of making anywhere from 50 to 75 bushels to the acre. One farmer has displayed a hill of four stalks that carried 24 earsa prolific variety. Extreme Caution Saves Train Wreckers' Ire. From Charlotte Chronicle. Gastonia Sept. 19. A dastardly attempt was made this morning to wreck northbound passenger train No. 10 on the Carolina & North western Bailway at the trestle over Crowder's creek, six miles be low Gastonia. Only the extreme caution of the engineer in crossing the trestle saved the train, and even considering this, it is a miracle that the engine and a part of the train were not lost The . would-be wreckers had loosened a rail and with a crow bar had prized one end of it out of line with the rail ahead. The engineer slowed down the train as usual to cross the trestle, which is '300 feet long and is 50 feet above the water in the center. When the engine came to the death trap the engineer felt that there was something wrong instantly and reversed the engine. An investi gation disclosed the loosened rail and the crow-bar that had been used was found nearby. The track was repaired and in less than half an hour the train came on to this city. Among the passengers on the train were Captain Boss, traveling freight agent, and Mr. J. W. Fletcher another official. These gentlemen immediately got in touch with the local authorities and Chief of Police Carrol and a number of officers and citizens left in automobiles for the scene cf the attempted crime. They took blood-hounds along and are now making every effort to locate and apprehend the would-be train wrecker. If the train had been going at anything like a fair rate of speed there is little doubt - but that the engine and all the cars would hate been hurled from the trestle and the slaughter would have been great It would undoubtedly have been the most disastrous wreck in the historyjfthe C. & N. W. Bailway. ADVERTISED LETTtRS. Editor of Lincoln County News: Please advertise the following letters: Mr. Martin Gilbert, J. H. Killian, Chas. Barnett, Mrs. Lizzie Gantt, Mrs. L. C. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Bridgman. Postmaster, Denver, N. G Mrs. C. L. Ilavnaer and son of Henry have both been ill with fever. . TKv are both doing as well as u.u be hoped. IC If i i 1 Si f ! t n ! f i t ! 1
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