VcL.VI.
LINCOLNTOII, N. C. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1912.
No. 71
AM, 1 lib
mm.
AFewInddentaoi the March Which
May Prove Interesting to Those friends
of Troop "A" Who Like to Keep up
With the Boys. ' '
(umunuea lrrom juasc ween.;
Troop "A" captured Blowing
Hock, and it was an easy victory.
The ladies Qod bless 'em made
a great "io do" over " the soldier,
laddies and the men spread them
selves trying to make the boys
tave a good , time. Everybody
anted to do something to make
cur camp there pleasant and they
certainly succeeded.
The troop is indebted to Mana
ger Harper of the Green Park ho
tel, far the many courtesies ex
tended, and also to Mrs. Taylor,
cf the Blowing Bock Hotel, for
her hospitality. Manager Harper
had already written and tendered
the i troop the " beautiful camp
ground near the hotel, and so had
the management of the Blowing
Bock hotel offered a camp ground,
so the troop camped at Green Park
from Thursday afternoon until
Saturday morning and then moved
down to the camp ground immed-
lately in front of - the - Blowing
Bock hotel where it remained un-
VA "Mnndav fnnrnine'. - when thfi
march back home was begun.
Manager Harper tendered the
troop a ball Friday night,' which
was well attended and greatly en
joyed, and Manager Moore, of the
Blowing Bock hotel, gave the
troop a ball Saturday bight, which
also was most highly appreciated.
Both hotels were thrown open to
the soldiers and a royal welcome
extended. ' The; visitors at .the
, various hotels and boarding houses
swarmed into camp and the troop
ers were overwhelmed with invi
tations to dine, ride in autos,
meet the pretty girls, and all that
Bort Of thing. In fact, the caval
rymen had things their own way,
as the following lines will prove:
i'l would rather be a, cavalryman than
any man! know,
I'd take a revolver io my hand where-
ver I might go; . v .
Go right up to BlowingRock, the girls
wiUhaveant, , ' ,
the cavalryman la 't." : : ; ,
- This pathetic verse was sent up
. to some young ladies - who were
gathered in the ball room Sunday
afternoon, surrounded with caval
rymen, by a number -of lovesick
swains who had been completely
xnrowa over uy tuo guia ujiuu iuo
arrival of the - troopers. These
. young fellows had dates with the
-aforesaid : young ladies for that
afternoon but the troopers proved
too great an- attraction and they
had forgotten all about the "prev
ious engagements." I think it
safe to say that the troopers would
have been content -to remain at
Blowing: Bock for the balance of
. their natural lives. - -; ' . - V
. A gentleman who contributed
touch to . the enjoyment of the
'Ctatcsville. Mr. Craig occupied a
cettase near the " camp and threw
bis house open to the soldiers, dis
- ftensins the crnuine article Of
EOUlacrn noflpitauty w u wmcia.
xiaior u. a. imnmvm oi i.io-
colnton. also ..'.contributed largely
to the pleasure and enjoyment of
the troopers, dispensing good
cisrars with lavish hand, while
Mrs. Beiohardt saw that no troop-
a mon. r!rl.lr'1 f."!r want of an
Introduction to the many caarm
ing ladies visiting the resort'
AH along the line, cf march
1 from Lincolnton to Blowing Eoek
and return the good people were
mnfh -t.r.itiMvA t.n thfl ROldierS.
country TJconle bringing into the
MWW M . UIWVW V f WW " -J
camp many good things to eat,
and at the halts In the various
towns passed through the public
Generally mgdSa ": a crcit " "to do'
over the troop. At Newton Pro
fessor Weaver cf Catawba College,
very gracefully tendered the troop
the use of the baths . ia tie college
building, .which proved a great
" comfort sind pleasure ta tie raca.
" The good people of Hickory
teemed much "put out" over the
fact that the troop did not cam?
there over night on tSe way to tl -mountains,
as had been t lanned
before leaving Lincolnion, but the
troop aid camp were on m re
turn nirth and were u-ycliy
treated by tie cilizen3 and mili
tary nn cf that charnir trl
growic city. ; Mr. Ehufcr J t i
dered a lovely t -f".i c 1 1 ':
T:rra ia t" i t '..u V3U.j
Triers ft f ' I va '"1 f 1
- ;i. : c. : : x tit" :
Till f
cers of Company "A" 1st Infant
ry, gave the ofiicers of Troop "A"
an elegant supper at the Hotel i
Huffry. , .
In Lenoir the troop camped on
the property of Mr. Harper Beall,
on the banks of -Beall'a pondKand
many ladies and gentlemen visited
the camp and were Very cordial to
the troopers. -It had been ; plan
ned to camp at t Lenoir Tuesday
night on the way up, but the hot
weather prevented the troop from ,
making as long marches as had
been mapped out so here is where
the boys . "lost out" on a nice
treat. A lady of Lenoir, who is a
Daughter of the Confederacy, had
arranged to give the troop an ice
cream supper Tuesday 'night.
When the troop passed through
Lenoir Wednesday' morning this
good lady did not fenow of it ar
rival until the troop was passing
her door on the. march ' to the foot
of the mountain. It is reported
that she was in her kitchin getting
ready some good things .for the
boys when she heard the troop
passing and hurried to the .front
to give a halt order, but alas, she
was just too lata. It is needless
to say that the troop would lave
been very promptly halted if the
word- had reached the ears of the
commanding officer. " ;
When the troop moved down to
camp in front of the Blowing Bock
hotel Saturday morning the men
were all Pleased to see a beautiful
State flag waving from a tall staff
on the edge of the lawn of the
Eajisom cottage," , which ' .adjoined
the -camp ground. This was a
lovely silk flag, made by Miss
Esther Bansom, who had hoisted
it in honor of the arrival of the
troop. Miss "Ransom spared no
bains or trouble to make the stay
of the boys pleasant and sent sev
eral large-baskets full of hot bis
cuit over to the cook tent at meal
times, and in many .. ways made us
all feel that Troop "A", had a
warm and staunch friend . in this
patriotic young' lady. - : -
It was' not unusual for some
patriotic lady along the line of
march to come out on her lawn, er
front porch, waving a flag arthe
troop -passed by. With all this
attention, good cheer and cordial
spirit the men of Troop "A" were
made to feel that they had the en
couragement and " support of the
right thinking people of the State,
which is true. -
This is not what' a European
would call a military nation. The
military spirit is not strong, as it
is in the European sense of the
word. We are looked upon as a
strictly commercial nation, rush
ing head long and at top speed
after the almighty dollar, caring
little for anything else. Probably
the average business man looks
upon the young : men who enlist
in the National Guard as foolish
young fellows who are wasting
v&luabla time. - It is certain that
raaay iaen of affairs look with
disfavor on the National Guard,
refuse their employes permission
to enlist in the service, and refuse
to render any help or encourage
ment to their State troops. And
yet, let a riot occur, a strike, or
any. great public disorder ana
these very people Fho are opposed
to public support of these State
troops are the very men who
clamor loudest for the military to
bB called out ,;'"-;
However, those who know, real
ize that in case of war the defense
of this natron ' would fall most
heavily On the National Guard
and the volunteer forces which
would have to be raised quickly to
re-enfarce the Small standing
Army which It Is the policy of our
Nation to maintain. Any well
informed Army officer will tell yon
that in case of trouble between
this country and any great power
three -fourths of the fighting
strength- of the .United States
would have to come from the or
ganized militia and the volunteer
forces cf the country. This is
why these 'who read and , think
and take an interest in the great
public questions of the day, well-;
informed people who possess some
degree of patriotism are glad and
proud, ta give a cheery word of
psccarEjjement to the Guardsmen
ta they pass by. -," a
Bat ti ll Etory Is stretching out
t.if.rc 1 Lrfear cf wearying
ev: i c ir I :,t f.iends with it prob
i t--3 best order
cri d
til-.
" ' ?. Lv ever, it would
'3 vir rut a word con-
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Over One Hundred Younj; Ladies Are In The Race For The
' Twelve - Handsome Prizes That Are To Be Given
Away By The Lincoln County News On Saturday
December 21st. ,
y As will be seen from the number of contestants that
have entered the race for the twelve prizes offered by The
News this contest will be a dandy; Different from the
contests as conducted heretofore we Will offer twelve
prizes instead of pne. First grand prize is a handsome
pianov' Second grand prize is a nice five piece parlor suit.
The other ten prizes five gold watches and five gold
bracelets will be .awarded to the young ladies receiving
the highest vote in their respective townships. Any young
lady receiving a grand prize will not be entitled to a town
ship prize. .v
How-to Get Votes
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With every yearly subscription to
The Lincoln County News accompan
ied by S1.00 In cash, lOOO vote will be
given. This applied to back ubserip
tiona as Well aa new ones and you cn
pay for as many in advance as you
desire. Same amount of votes will be
given for renewal as new subscrip
tions. The following scale of votes
will be m force: .
1 Tear Subscription
1,000
.,..... 2,509
4,000
'7,500
5
Rules of the Contest
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Bnie 1. : Any yonng ladv (white) in
Lincoln county Is eligible to enter this
contest. ' ' ' ;...;,-;':.' '-r'-l
Rule II. The right is reserved to
reject or eliminate the- name of any
contestant for sufficient cause. . ,
Rule III. Any question that mat
arise between the contestants will be
determined by a committee of three,
one to be appointed by each" of the
contestants and the other by the Editor
ofTheNews. .
Kale IV. All collections made by
contestants must be turned in prompt
ly to The News office, i
Bale V. Subscribers are cautioned
to demand a printed .receipt for all
money given to contestants and return
same to News office in order that prop
er credit may be given. This is done
in order to prevent errors in dating, i
Rule VI. Signature of Editor or
News must be .affixed to votes before
same are of any value in contest.- -
Bole VII. Ballots cannot be bought.
The contest will be run on a square
basis, absolutely fair to all; Votes can
only be obtained by securing subscrip
tions, either new, renewals or arrears,
by cutting coupon (nomination) or
voting certificate out of The News, -
Bule VUI. No emplovee of Tie
News or a member of his or her family
I will be permitted to participate either
as contestant or voter in me couiesi.
Rule IX. Candidates will not he re
stricted in securing subscriptions to any
territory, but may secure them in any
place In the United States, '
Rule X; only one nominating cou
pon, entitling eacn contestant or nomi
nee to one thousand (1000) votes, will
be allowed. ,
Bule XI. These rules, regulations
and scale of vote ar subject to change
or alteration without notice.
Bule .XII. Votes once issued cannot
be transferred to another contestant.
Bule XIII. Nominators of contes
tants in The News Contest must agree
to accept all rales and conditions. -
Important!
In arranging the names of (he con
testants under the various township
heads it is possible that we have some
of the young ladies In tne wrong town
ship. We are anxious to make the
correction right away if that be the case
and we trust the young ladles will no
tify us Immediately If there be a mis
take of this kind. It Is important
that we be Informed right away in or
der to prevent confusion in awarding
the township prizes.
. LINCOLNTON TOWNSHIP
Miss Prue Carpenter 100C
" Ila Lynch . 1000
" Nlcie Ingle - 1000
" Ila Canble , ": . - 1000
" Willie Bhyne 1000
" t Pearl Carpenter , 1000
" Bachel Hovis , ' 1000
" Addle Law ing , ' 1000
v " Katie Scronce 1000
- Ella Pord . . 1000
Anna Coffey " ., 10U0
May Sain 10H0
II
"Susie Crooks - '1000
" Frankie Wood ' '" 1000
" Kate Epps -" ' " " 1000
' Bessie Keener 1000
" . Willie McCoy . 10W
t " Jennie Salne 1000
" LilUe Lineberger , . -1000
" Vertie Knowles . . 1000
Bryte Stutts 1000
HOWARD'S CBEEK TOWNSHIP .
Mrs. E. C. Sullivan v , 1000
Miss Ava Mauney . ' - . 1000
" Adoline McClurd ' 1000
ko;:::iatic:i elank-cood for i,ccd votes,
I hereby accept the nomination as a contestant
in The News Popular Contest Please place these
1,000 votes to my credit. - ' ' '
NAME
roT orncE.
V Lila Weaver ! ; 1000
" Ella Kizer " . . , v 1000
" Marie Crouse 1000
" Blanche Tutherow . 1000
Vivian Beafner ' 1000
Lela Plonk 1000
" ; Kara Brown 1000
" Lillie Sullivan . - 1000
" Nellie Carpenter 1000
" Willena Boring 1000
" - Beulah Metcalf - , 1000
' Lela Workman ' 1000
" Maud Holly 1000
" Mary Mos teller 1000
, " Mackie Hoover 1000
Virginia Warlick 1000
' " Nannie Bell Leonard 1000
" Grace Willis 1000
" Katie Bhyne 1000
" KnoxieKiser . 1000
" Cleta Heavner ' 1000
" Consuello Heavner 1000
u Nannie Coon . 1000
" Bessie Mosteller 1000
. " Ethel Warlick " . . 1000
Bessie Jenki ' 1000
" Florence Hetvner 1000
" , Ila Heavner - .1000
,1 NOBTH BROOK TOWNSHIP
Miss Hajtie Baxter 1000
II Leonard , - 1000
" Minnie Beam 1000
Hattie Beam ' 1000
Madge Bess 1000
Blanche Baxter 1000
Pearl Queen - 1000
Ocie Lackey - ' 1000
Stella Boyster - - -' . 1000
Hattie Hovle . v 1000
" Annie Hall 1000
Cieo Pendleton 1000
" .Minnie Hall - 1000
" Klmmie Latherman 1000
" Lizzie Boyles - 1000
" Maggie Tatlent. ' 1000
" Jessie Goodman 1000
" Swannle Canipe 1000
" Beulah Wood 1000
" Mary Harn 1000
" Minnie Yonnt . . ,1000
" Mvrtie Leonard 1000
Carrie Yount ' 1000
Lula Seaele 1000
Georgia Wood 1000
Flora Harn 1000
Juuie Houser 1000
Lois Havnaer ' . J000
Edith Pence , ' 1000
IRONTON TOWNSHIP
Miss Manaret Killian 1000
Sallie Harorick 1000
Flossie Armstrong 1000
Myrtle Stroup , 1000
Bertie Bynum ' J000
Aifnes Abemethv 1000
Alice Bynum . -1000
Willie Stronp 1000
Jessie Howard loOO
Suite Brown . ' I0o0
usleHallman 1000
Zulia Bradshaw 7, 1000
Cordi Harris 1000
Pearl Camp ' 1000
Connie Wilkinson " 1000
it
' " Mfcy Moore V ,v 1000
' " Ethel Reel 1000
" Ruth Reynolds " 1000
- CATAWBA SPRINGS TOWNSHIP
Miss Mary MoCorkle ' " 1000
A Lucv Linebereer 1000
.- " EvaKeever " 1000
" " Pearl Smith . ' 1000
" Fannie Keever ' 1000
" Bertie Mundy , .J;,".. 1000
IS
Gwendolyn McCaul ... 1000
OmieMcConnell . 1000
" Grace Howard - 1000
' " Mary Klncaid 1000
" TClmirv Moi'onnell 1000
" . Cnrnelia Kinsr - 1000
" .-Connie Kelley ' 1000
"Anna Cherry - - 1000
" Birdie Bellinger ' . 1000
Mattie Higer 1000
" Vertie Black . 1000
" BenaSiiTord 1000
Rosa Nixon . ,1000
While the friends of a large number
of young- ladies have sent in their
names as contestants yet the list is not
full by any means.- We will be glad to
ontr the names of any other young
ladies who desire to -enter.. Each
young lady, upon entering, receives
one thousand, votes free. We have
provided the following nomination
blank for those who desire to get in, the
race and who have as yet .not been
nominated. Send along your friends
name. - .
DISMAL CaIDAL FUTURE
Give Their Lhres To The Servlce Of
The Master. Rev. Davis And Bride
Till Make Their Future Home At The
Leper Colony In The Central Province
-Of India".
There are still those who are
ready and willing to sacrifice health
and comfort and life, if need be,
and cheerfully give their all to the
service of the Master. Witness the
following, as told in a New York
dispatch. .. -
Bevl Martin P. Davis,, a young
Buffalo divine of the Evangelical
Church, sailed yesterday morning
on the Eronprinzessin Gecilie,
with his bride of a week, their
destination being the leper colony
at Cbandkuri, iu the Central
Province of India. There they
WilKtake up & permanent abode,
he as director of the colony. The
colony is conducted under the aus
pices of the Mission to Lepers in
India and the East, by the German
Evangelical Missionary society.
In order to ameliorate the condi
tion of the 427 inmates of leper
colony at Chandkuri, Mr. and
Mrs. Davis are gladly running the
risk of contracting the most dread
ful disease known to man. Far
out in the desolate plains of India,
in one of a strangling collection of
low native huts, the minister's
wife will spend one of the strangest
honeymoons that ever befell a
bride.
If these ' people escape leprosy,
which is doubtful, , they will be in
constant danger and have consigned
themselves to a living death; for
once they' enter the "leper colony
they will be cut off from associa
tion with friends and loved ones
always. That is a sacrifice, my
friends, that the love of Christ and
the desire to give all to His service,
must have constrained. As great
sacrifices have been made before
but they are not so common that
they do not deserve commenda
tion. Statesville Landmark.
Nomination Accepted by Eugene V. Debs
Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 26. In
marked contrast to the notification
ceremonies practiced bv other
political parties, the socialist pres
idential candidate, E. V. Debs, to
day accepted his nomination by
simply informing the newspapers
that they were at liberty to print
bis address of acceptance which he
had sent them In printed form.
No committee called on Mr.
Debs, and there was an entire lack
of ceremony of any kind. The ex
treme simplicity! of the occasion
was marked further by Mr. Debs'
preparations for a trip to ' Fergus
Falls, Minn., where he will speak
tomorrow night.
In his Btatement Debs said:
"The new progressive party is a
party of progressive capitalism. It
is lavishly financed and shrewdly
advertised. "But it stands for the
rule of capitalism all the same.
"When the owners of the trusts
finance a party to put themselves
out of business, when they turn
over their wealth to the people
from whom they stole it and go to
work and make an honest living,
it will be time enough to consider
the merits of the Roosevelt pro
gressive party. ; ,
"One question is sufficient to de
termine the true status of all these
parties. Do they want the work
ers to bwn the tools they, work
with, control their own Jobs and
secure to themselves the , wealth
they produce! Certainly not
That is utterly ridiculous and im
possible from their point of view.'
. He put the republican and dem
ocratic parties in the same class.
A Wedding Before Breakfast.
: On a pleasant summer morning,
to-wit: last Sunday, August 25th
before breakfeast as the birds were
chirping in greeting to the dawn
of day and while the genial squire
J. A. Epps was yet slumbering in
the blissful realms of dream land
and snoring like the rustling of
many raters, he was Suddenly
aioused from his peaceful attitude
by Cupid to perform a matrimonial
ceremony, for a couple who were
anxiously waiting to have the knot
tied in order that they might get
an early start to Ball's Creek
campmeeting. The Squire acted
promptly, as he always does In a
case of emergency, and the cere
mony was performed at the resi
dence of Mr. Forney Link.
- "The contracting parties were,
lit. James 0. :3se sni ll'.Ji El
lie Yarncr.
THE CLANT0N REUNION
A Large Crowd Met to Celebrate 85th
Birthday of the Only Surviving Mexi
can Soldier in Lincoln County.
Last Saturday was a bright and
happy day for Mr. David F. Clan
ton, who is the only surviving
Mexican soldier living in this part
of the county. A large crowd met
to celebrate hfs 85th birthday and
to demonstrate to this distinguish
ed old gentleman that he is great- -ly
loved and honored in his latter
years for the service he . rendered
his county in the days of his ac
tive -manhood. Mr. Clan ton en- '
listed In the Mexican war in 1846
and served until 1848. He was
wounded in this war and on ac
count of disabilities could not en
ter the actual service of the civil
war. He served in the latter
struggle as home guard. Mr.
Clanton is the father of seven
children, four of whom are living.
He has fifty six grand children,
seventy eight great grand ' chil
dren and two great great grand
children. Two hundred and
seventy-five people were present
at this notable celebration and a
day of rare pleasure was passed.
An elaborate dinner,' consisting
of various delicacies was spread
upon a large temporary table and
all present had their appetites '
fully gratified. In the afternoon
a watermelon feast was parti ci- '
pated in. The melons were of find
quality and served - as a sort of
dessert and refreshments to the
many who were weary and heavy .
aden with the good dinner they
had not bo long before eaten.
This concluded the festivities of
the day, and later the crowd de- -parted,
realizing they had had a
pleasant time.
A Book that Makes Better Citizens.
The good that Governor Aycock
did in his life-time will be contin
uedSo far as such service can be
continued by mere printed pages
by the absorbingly interesting,
book of his life and speeches
which has just been written by
Messrs. E. D. W, Connor and
Clarence Poe. They have sought
to let his life and message speak to
the people from the pages of this
volume, and those who read it
thoughtfully cannot fail to become
better citizens. The story of his
career from a farm boy to Govern-
S . 1 Jl ? 1 1 1
or ana great leaaer wm ue inspir
ing to every noble-spirited . boy
who may read it, and the speeches '
which include one Of his typical
campaign speeches, his last speech
nn orlnnafinn arhilH ' Via ti nftf:
live to finish, and the great speech
opening his Senatorial campaign,
which he did not live to deliver
these speeches are worth a hun
dred times the price of the book in
every intelligent North ' Carolina
home. Such p life as is here re
corded cannot fail to help la
making better citizens, for, to .
quote Governor Aj cock's own
words from his address on Kobert
E. Lee, one "cannot believe that
any man has failed, or the prin
ciples for which he contended have
ever failed when he has left to the
world a life SO rich and full, clean
and serene, as to make every man
who studies it desirous of doing "
Romethiner and being better him-
Self.".- .--. '-:-':-'
The volume is an attractive one
of nearly 400 pages in dark green
binding stamped in gold, 'mere ,
are three portraits of Gov. Aycock
and five other illustrations. This
binding is sent postpaid for $1.60
and a finer binding in leather is
seLt for $2.50 postpaid. Order
should be sent to the Tar Heel
fhmnanv. Raleigh N. C.
rf f O '
Paper. For Mount Holly. ' " ! "
; " Gastonia's progressive neighbor
towa of Mount Holly is to have a
newspaper. It will be known as
the Mount Holly News and the
first Issue is scheduled to make it)
appearance next week. Messrs.
Wetmoreland & Hunter, publish
ers of The Kings Mountain Herald
and The Bessemer City Dispatch,
are the promoters. Like The Dis
patch, the paper will be printed
in Kings Mountain in The Herald
office. The Gazette wishes the new
enterprise success. Gastonia Ga
zette. . .
Mr3..C. M. Simmon and dau"lt:r
111:3 t'linnie, cf Lenoir, who 1. : 3
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Hi. A. D. L -:.:ca, 'ila r"-5 r:
returned fcca Cry. ,