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VOL. IX. NO. 30 L1NC0LNT0N. N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 15. 1915. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR "RISE UP SANDY. AN' GIT YO' MEAT" Mr. liion II. Butler, of the Sand Hill Section Addressed Lincoln Audience Last Monday Night Good Crowd Present Many Ladies and Promi nent Farmers Present. The courthouse was well filled last Monday night to listen to the address by Mr. Hion H. Butler ,who hails from the sand hills of Moore county. The speaker was introduced bv his old time friend, Mr. W. C. Warlick, who also is a Moore product. Mr. Butler came to Lincolnton to speak under the auspices of the local Chamber of Commerce, which organ ization seeks to extend its influence to all Darts of Lincoln county, hoping to secure ns members the larmers, that all may work together for the up building of this entire section. "Rise Up Sandy An' Git Yo' Meat" was the subject of Mr. Butler's talk, lie told of his first visit to this sec tion in 1882, traveling by the Piedmont Air Line, now the Southern, and of his visit to Gaston county. He said this section at that time impressed him. He said "I don't know whether you realize what God has done for Lincoln county when it comes to adaptibility of soil. When I visited a California ranch I saw rows so long ihat a man plowing would start at sunup and by noon he would be at the end of a row, when he would unhitch and eat dinner and -start back to where he be gun, but that section is not adapted to cotton and wheat and corn as is Lin coln county. Indiana has never turned off as much corn per acre as can be raised here in Lincoln county and in North Carolina. As much as 227 bush els of corn has been raised on one acre in this state. North Carolina can beat any state west of the Al leghany Mountains raising corn. This section can produce as good if not better butter than any section of America and can do it cheaper as you have the natural pas tures, grass grows everywhere in this section of the state. "If we don't go forward we go back ward. Down in the sand hill section everybody belongs to the Board of Trade. The Farmers belong. Every county should have a demon stration agent, Catawba county, your neighbor is making a great success raising potatoes. Moore county is go ing to raise potatoes too, and we are going to find out exactly the kind of potato the people want. The man who eats the potato has the right to the kind he wanta. That is the idea. Find out what they want and give it to them. Get together, cooperate. Yoit have the organization in a Chamber of Commerce that will make this a pros perous section. This organization is capable of doing for you. what you want it to do. Don't let it die. It musv have some definite purpose. One man can't do much, 50 can do much, 1,000 can do wonders.. -Perhaps some have not appreciated the possibilities of a live organization of this kind. I be lieve all men are public spirited. I am not in accord with the saying that we some times hear that before a town can grow there wTll have to be some funen.'s. The younger men must show to the conservative element that there is merit in what -they undertake. I ad vise all farmers, business men every body to get in the local organization and make it what it ought to be. - "I notice you have started to build ing good roads in your countv. The good roads movement started In Moore when a sample sand clay road was put down, l his started the road build ing, and now there are perhaps 2000 miles of good roads leading in all sections from Pinehurst. I think you are headed in the right direction. Lin coln only needs advertising and more people like those you already have. "Lincoln is a natural dairying sec tion, there should be more attention given to cattle raising, and dairying in your section.- GrasS-Won'L grow so well in the sand hills. Grass grows freely in Lin- . coin. . The silo and pastures and fine stock will make this the warden spot of the world. Why there is more grass on the court house lawn here than there is on many acres in Moore coun ty. ' "Let us all get together for a pro gressive Lincoln county Get in the Chamber of Commerce. Organization and cooperation will do that which can be done no other way." REEPSVILLE NEWS. April 14. We haven't noticed any news from our village for some time so while sitting by the fire this chilly morning I have decided to write a short letter. The farmers are very busy these Hsva nlantinv t.hpir crnnti smith am if you are going to have a little more winter. The ReeDsville school closed Satur- day April 10. Large attendance, good s follows: , time reported. After the exercises in ! Everyyouth .... ...... . .Mike Riser the evening the Zion baseball team'Wor't ..David Mosteller played with the Reepsville baseball team on the Reepsville school grounds. The Reepsville boys won the game.1 The score stood 21 to 1. It was a very interesting game. Mr. Lyman Rizer of A.4M. College, Kaieigh, spent .Saturday night at home returning faunday morning. Mr. John Mosteller spent Saturday and Sunday at home, returning to Le noir College,- Hickory,- Monday: - Miss Virginia Warlick returned to Catawba College Monday. Prof. L. Berge Beam, of Lenoir Col lege, spent Saturday and Sunday at Reepsville. The Lincolnton visitors to Reeps ville Saturday were, Miss Eva Dellin ger, Mr. A. L. Quickel, Mr. Perkins, Mr. R. L. Sigmon. Mr. Mike Riser left Sunday morn ing for Scotland county where he will work on the farm for a while. Mrs. R. L. Sigmon and two daugh ters Marjorie Lee and Mary Bess re turned to their home in Lincolnton after being nt Reepsville for some time. We are glad to have Miss Nannie Bell Leonard back in t.he Reepsville freight rates on cotton culminated a told his wife what he was going to In Charlotte last week J. Hubbard section. , Ifew days ago in quotations of $1.60' do. Failing to dissuade him from McKay, riding a bicycle, collided Mrs. Sallie Uouser who had the Per hundred lbs. from Johnston, Tex- his purpose, Mrs Patterson left the with an ice wagon nnd received in misfortune to get her arm broken sev- a8 to Liverpool and $1.60 to Havre, room to summon help and as soon as juries from which he died nxt day. ral weeks ago, is retting ajong nice-1 A few weeks ago the rata was as low shs left the room her husband shot He was 83 years old, the son of s I, BKOWN EYEB. s fl.U. himself and died in half hour. widow. LINCOLN MAN INVENTS PLOW Mr. Robert Haynes Invents and Builds a Plow That Will Do the Work of Four 2-Horse Plows Operated by Gas Engine. Mr. Robert Haynes, a Lincoln coun ty citizen, has invented and built a plow that will tear up a 4-foot furrow. He was in town Wednesday taking one of these plows out to the farm of Mr. Thos. J. Ramsaur, where it was put to work preparing the soil for planting. The invention is something new in this line. Twenty-four rotating 'bull tomruos are attached to a revolving shaft. The power for operating this plow is furnished by a gas engine tractor, of 20 horse power, using kerq- sene oil for fuel. Mr. Haynes esti mates that it takes 5 gallons of oil per acre to operate the plow. With this outfit 4 acres of ground may be cov ered in a day, taking a furrow 4 feet wide. It is also a suhsoiicr, plowing 12 to 14 inches deep. Those who have seen this plow at work say that it tears up the ground at a lively rate, thorouehlv pulverizing, and that on one occasion a small stump was taken up by the roots, though this is not its strong suit. Mr. Thos. J. Ramsaur is owner of the one referred to above. Mr. Haynes purposes to build more if this one continues to give satisfaction, and he sees no reason why it will not. With Lincoln farmers taking an in terest in dairying, stock raising, and Lincolnton enlisting them in the local Chamber of Commerce, building of good roads, better schools and, silos, doing better farming, and inventing tools such as plows, the day is looking brighter for old Lincoln. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISEH OF REEPSViLLE SCHOOL Held Saturday Sermon by Dr. Rowe Dinner on Grounds School Exercis es After Dinner Play at Night is Well Attended. A successful term of the Reeps ville public school came to an end last Saturday. The crowd in attendance was not as large as usual, but this was due to the fact that the patrons and friends were busy with home duties. A fair sized crowd was present how ever, and an enjoyable day was spent. The program was carried out as follows: Song All Hail the Power of Jesus Name. Prayer, by Dr. W. W, Rowe. Quartett God is Love. ' Sermon by Dr. W. W. Rowe, of Ca tawba College. - Song Building By school. Following this a splendid dinner was spread on tables in the open and all present enjoyed numerous good things to eat, of which the Reepsville people are noted. Chicken, ham, bread, beef, pickles, pies, cakes, of various kinds and plentiful. The famous Reeps ville cherry pie was on hand, and was the first to disappear. At 2 o'clock the crowd ussembled in the school building for the afternoon exercises by the school children, un der the direction of the efficient teach ers, Mrs. R. L. Sigmon and Miss Knoxie Riser, First on the program was a Song Welcome By School. "Play of The Passions." by 35 small children followed. Each of the little tots did well, taking their parts as follows: Innocence, Eva Rhyne and Marjorie Sigmon; Love Mary Bess Sigmon and James Jetton; Saddness and Sympathy, Farrell Holly and Eva Holly; Sleep Florence Ward and Pearl Ward; Lonliness Bessie Ward; Secrecy and Revealing Sallie Mos teller, Carrol Carpenter and Marvin Smith; Anger and Hate Jessie Smith and George Helms; Reproof Carrie Hoover; Danger Bertie Helms; Fright Annie Falls; Rescue Paul Carpenter; Gladness, Lou vella Rhyne; Joy R. A. Smith; Appeal Ella Smith; Supplication Bettie Goins: Idleness Forest Ward; - Protection hvelyn Mosteller; raith Taft Jonas; Death Leeter Bivens; Remorse -DafrTfer,Vlizer- Helms; Designation Rhea Hoover; Grief Ada Rhyne: Invocation Luth er Helms; Matrimony Katherine Smith and Robert Rhyne. . Next on the program was a song, irv, iry Again," by 30 children. Mr. A. L. Quickel of Lincolnton, then presented to the audience, Prof, Berge Beam. - Prof. Beam's subject for the address was "Education". He was among peo ple who knew him well and his dis course received close attention from beginning to end. The last on the afternoon program was a song Never bay r ail. At i6 at night a play "Uncle Ephriam's Summer Boarders was giv- I en, and wns thoroughly enjoyed bv all present The cast of characters was j Happiness Mary Goins I Truth Dennice Hoover Pleasure ... Kussei aeagie . . . . Carlton Jetton ....... Edney Goins . . .... Mary Seagle Ratie Mosteller . . .Ratie Smith ....... Clyda Ward ...... Jacob Hill son lar ' Temptation : ""lbu Vanity Trouble Vice... Love , -. Ratie Hoover WILL AID IN RAISING SUBMA RINE F-4. Honolulu, T. 1L, April 13. George D. Stillson, chief gunners mate in charge of the diving operations for raising the submarine F-4 submerged outside the harbor since March 25, said today four expert divers probably would make a descent tomorrow. With the appartus brought here yesterday by the cruiser Maryland and use of a new method of supply ing compressed air, Stillson said the divers would te able to. work at any ' him trouble, L. L. Patterson, a farm depth to 400 feet, ler of Alamance county, shot and killed himself. He was well-to-do. Recent gradual advances in ocean ROCK SPRINGS Reported Lincoln County Purposes To Establish Farm Life School On Rock Springs Campground Site. Newton Special to Charlotte Obser ver, 1.1th: It is stated in official educational circles here that Lincoln County pur poses to establish a Farm Life School on the site of the Rock Springs Camp ground, which is just over the line from Catawba and for 100 years the popular gathering of four counties. The Lincoln authorities have made application for such a school to the Suite school officials and it is pre sumed that if the county meets the conditions, the same will be granted. One of the conditions is a site not less than 10 acres in extent. The campground contains about 18 acres, cleared and in timber. It is reported that Albert Sherrill bought the campground recently for $1,000 from the trustees, the sale be ing for the purpose of testing the title, and this proceedings may look toward the transfer of the property to the county. But there is another story to the effect that Mr. Sherrill has purchased it to perpetuate the campmceting, over which such a controversy has raged during the past several years, p.irt of the people being opposed to the meeting, including several promi nent clergymen. The friendly suit may be to decide whether the West ern North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church or the campground trustees really own the property. At any event, there is probably no doubt that the county would build an ag ricultural institution there if he gets the site. It would be an ideal place for such a school. MOUNT HOLLY ITEMS. Mf. Holly, N. C, April 14. We no tice the bridge force has returned and is hard at work. It will be remember ed that the weather got so bad last winter that they had to suspend work until spring. A large crowd of men from here went over to Charlotte Sunday after noon to hear Rev. Chapman's sermon to men onlv. Mr. and Mrs. Buren Howard of Kings Mountain were visitors to rel- tWes here last Saturday and Sunday. Prof. Kay r underburk spent the week-end at Monroe with home folks. Little Charlie Erwin McLean of South Point, is very sick at his grand mother's Mrs. M. A. Rankin here. - Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Lineberger spent the week-end at Charlotte. There was quite an exciting time at or near rarrar Brothers store near Mountain Island this afternoon when negro shot and killed a white man whose name was Masscy. Rev. K. A. Miller of Kiock Hill, preached a very able sermon at the rresgyterian church Monday night, Mr. E. E. Thompson spent Sunday in Lincolnton with his brother, Mr. T. H. Thompson. Little Prank Tucker, son of Mr. W. L. Tucker had the misfortune of breaking his leg Monday afternoon while playing with a motorcycle. ltev. Jackson of Lowesville motored over to Charlotte today to hear Rev. LhapmaH. Mrs. Etters of route two died Sun day and was buried at Hickory Grove .Monday. We are sorry to report the condition of Little Holland Gardener of whom mention was made last week continues very critical. Mr. Johnson of McBoe, S. C, spent the week-end here the guest of Miss Ihelma Pellinger. Mrs. D. G. Thompson is visiting rel atives at Lincolnton. Rev. W. D. Brown of McAdenville, was here yesterday. LINCOLNTON, ROUTE 3. ITEMS. April 12. The farmers are getting along fine with their plowing, some are planting corn others putting in Mr. and Mrs. Nay Mundav spent this week with Mrs. Munday's father, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Lee. Mr. Eva Potts is very sick. . Misses Carrie and Josephine Lee snent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Chapman. Mr. Osborne Lawing visited Miss Rosa Chapman Sunday evening. Miss Rosa CI apman visited Miss Mercedies and Grace Lee Sunday ev ening Mrs. J. R. Link and children vis ited her Ron, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Link Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Farley Saunders visited her father. Mr. Dock Lockman Saturday night and Sunday. Misses Eva and Ha Shook visited Miss Nellie Bolinger Sunday nieht. Mr. V. S. Turbyfill has purchased a new automobile. Don't you bet he will irde now? Sure. Mr. and Mrs W. L. Chapman will move to Belmont next week. Lester Chapman visited his cousin Mr. Klutz Clipard Saturday night. There was a Baptizing at Mountain View church Sunday morning, eight being baptized. . Mr. Buett Lawing visited his best girl Sunday evening. Miss Charlie Lee. - Mrs. Addie Lee of Charlotte spent me ween ena wun. ner nomeiolks. There will be preaching at Mace donia Sunday April 18, by Rev. J. A. Hoyle, at eleven oclock. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lee visited their daughter Mrs. W. P. Potts Sunday. The Sunday school at Macedonia is progressing nicely under the manage ment of Mr. Mead Ewing, superintend ent. Mr. James Goodson is quite sick with pneumonia. Brown Eyes. Disturbed, it is said, about a busi ness transaction, which was eivine said to be worth about $25,000. He LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE DEBATE Special to News. Chapel Hill, N. C, April 10. About five years ago, president Gra ham says "an idea was started." This idea originated in the hall of the Dia lectric Literary society of the Univer sity, that grand . organization on whose records the names of North Car olina's best and greatest men are en rolled, Z. B. Vance, President Polk, and others of equal fame whom the present members of the society hold in sacred reverence. The occasion of the origin of this idea is as follows: Mr. Charlie Mcintosh of Denver, Lincoln county, arose and in a logical Hnd powerful manner asked the socie ty to pass a motion for the establish ment of a high school debating union. The society passed this motion and to day the debating union stands far above any other phase of the exten sion work of the University. In hon-!for or to Mr. Mcintosh the father of the high school debating union and ap preciation of the fact that he was the instigator of so great a movement which in one way or another has af fected more than one time every high school in North Carolina, I would like to announce to you what doubt less many of you already know. It was Mr. Mcintosh who struggling 'with many of his classmates during the com mencement exercises of IDH won the Willie P. Mangum orator's medal, the greatest merited honor that the Uni versity has to give a man. There is another significant way in which Lincoln county is connected with the recent debate other than the par ticipation of the Lincolnton high school in it. loday as you read this the Wil son high school represented by two girls who upheld the Ship Subsidy question, are winners. Lincoln county is glad that since those who represent ed her on the occasion of this debate did win in the finals that the honors fell to Wilson, and why are we glad that Wilson won? For the simple reason that there is as superintend ent of the Wilson High Sc hools, nn other illustrious son of Lincoln coun ty, Mr. Coon. Now let us turn for a moment to that which is probably more inter esting to the people of Lincoln eoun !y, the actual participation of the rep resentatives of the L. H. S. and the record made by the participants in this debate. But before' going into this a few remarks, as to the history of the contest before the best schools in North Carolina came to Chapel Hill, would be proper. A paragraph from the "Tar Heel" best expresses this. "The first stage of the inter scholastic Triangular Debate has been passed. Last Friday night March 20 1,000 students representing 250 high schools from 90 counties of the state debated the ship subsidy question be fore a total audience of over 50,000 people but some ten or fifteen schools are vet to report." From a latter re port it is found that 'orty nine of the best high schools in ihe state actually came to Chapet Hill and participated in ine debate Now you ask what did Lincolnton do? When the first preliminary came off. Thursday night twelve affir mative and twelve negative" teams were selected and Lincolnton won a place in both of these groups. There were only five schools in North Caro lina who had the honor of having both their teams represented in the second preliminary. They are Manteo, Carthage, Raleigh, Burlington and Lincolnton. Friday morning at nine o'clock Lin colnton came up against eleven teams on the affirmative and eleven on the negative. In the contest Statesville won the affirmative and Wilson won the negative. Friday night these two teams debated for the Aycock cup in Memorial Hall and Wilson won the de bate. But because we lost in the finals that does not indicnte that we did not make a fine record.-We were handi capped in several important ways. Our teams were fighting on foreign soil. Fighting in a place where neith er one had ever been, this was not the case with the large majority of the schools who made the second preli minary. The recent debate is the first thing of the kind in which Lincolnton was ever enrolled. Then there are other ways in which we were handi capped, notably the sickness of three of our dehaters prior to the coming to Chapel Hill. But we did make them fight to win and to illustrate this point I would like to quote Dr. L. R. Wil son a judge in the second preliminary on the negative side as saying to pro fessor Beam "Your girls made fine speeches and then another judge on the affirmative who heard the boys from Lincolnton speak said to Profes sor Beam "Your boys did well' This gentleman was Dean Stacy, man who would not have said so un less he believed it. Whutever may be the opinion of some it is the opinion of all those to whom I have talked nnd of all those who heard Lincolnton speak, that we have a right to be proud of the record she made in these debates, debating against experienced teams from much larger towns. There are several to whom I think the people of Lincolnton are greatly indebted for the record which Lrtneolnton marie in this debate. First the debaters who have worked harder than any one else and deserve most of the credit. Then Professor Beam who put a great amount of his time and energy into developing a team that would truly represent us. Then since it is customary generally to select three people or groups don't you think that in as much as Mr. Love has devoted his tin e and driven the debaters not only to Dallas by auto but also to Chapel Hill in the interest of the Lincoln ton High School and its represen tatives that we place him among that group of people to whom we are indebted. NO PARDON FOR JAMES WILCOX Only Voice Raised Against Giving Par don Is From Mother of Nell Crop sey. The Murdered Girl This Con stituted Majority Opposition With Gov. Craig. Raleigh Special to Charlotte Obser ver, 12th: Declaring that while there was only one voice raised against a pardon for James Wilcox, murderer of Nell Crop sey, at Elizabeth City. But that voice was from a mother's heurt, always constant and with justice on her side constituting a majority opposition, Governor Craig this evening definite ly declined to grant the petition for pardon. In eonection with this refusal the Governor issued a lengthy state ment Consisting of seven and a half typewritten pages. Wilcox has served 12 years of a 30- year sentence lor second degree mur- der.. In his statement and reasons refusing the pardon the . Gov ernor reviews in detail the circum stances of the association of Wilcox and Nell Cropsey as lovers the lovely and attractive personality of the ill- fated girl, the events of the fatal even ing at the Cropsey home, the. disap pearance of the girl and the conduct of Wilcox, together with the features of the trial and the final disposition of the case by the Supreme Court on 30-year sentence. He refuses to credit suicide and says: . I cannot say that in this case there has been any miscarriage of justice. I believe that the demand for justice would not be satisfied by punishment of 1'2-vears imprisonment for this crime. To release the defendant would in my opinion tend to lessen the con fidence in our courts to do justice and would not in accordance with the well-considered judgment of State as expressed by statute. Had Fair Trial. "Wilcox has been dealt with stern ly but not inconsiderately. He has teen defended by the ablest and skill ful lawyers. He has been tried be fore just and impartial judges, with every advantage in selection of a jury. Two juries have pronounced him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court set aside the first verdict on the ground that it was influenced by the feeling of a community outraged by a horrible murder, after a careful and most deliberate consideration of the last trial. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment concluding the opinion as follows: 'Human tribunals may only deal with such cases in the light of such testimony as it is possible to obtain no man can say with absolute certainty what very truth of matter is, but calling to our aid the experi ences and wisdom of sanies of ; the law . and examining the testimony as it is certified to its, we are of opin ion, that it is sufficient to bring the minds of an intelligent and fair-minded jury under the conclusion to -a moral certainty that the defendant is guilty.' It is urged that the prisoner should be pardoned because he has contract ed tuberculosis since - his imprison ment. The State is not responsible for this. He has been humanely dealt with, and his surroundings have been sanitary to a high degree. The physi cian says that he is now improving. W hen a prisoner has been sentenced to short term for minor crime the fact that he has contracted a serious disease while in prison appeals to me strongly for in such cases the law does not contemplate severe punish ment under such circumstances. "This case is different." James Wil cox has never repented, but has as this evidence establishes the horrible secret in his heart that was there on the night of November 20, 11)01. A pardon on the ground of his improper conviction would be a vindication of him and a condemnation of the law and the administration:-of the law. A great number of people has asked him pardon. It is apparent that many of them have no -conception of the evidence, t here is only one voice raised against it. and that is the cry of a mother's heart that is always constant. She, with justice on ' her side, is the majority." WOMAN KILLS NEGRO WHO TRIED TO ENTER HOME, Rinstnn, April 8. Mrs. Henry Heath, wife of Chinquepin Heath, of Jones county, shot and killed a ne gro who attempted to get. into hor k,.... .i,;i v,,,v,,i ...., according to a report which' reached here today, The negro told her to open the door or he would break it down. She told her small son to open it and fired twice at the intruder, who staggered off and died almost instantly. Sheriff Taylor here believes the man was John Williams, a desperate character who some dcys ago en gaged him in a pistol duel. The ne gro had several gold teeth and re semhlcd Williams In that respect laylor will personally reward the wo man if that is the case. COLONEL K1RKPATRICK IS CHOSEN CHARLOTTE'S MAYOR. Charlotte, April 13. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick won irt the mayoralty race in the primaries today over F. R. McNinch. Kirkpatrick's majority ov r McNinch wns onlv KirkrwtrH'k wns a candidate of the old aldermanic charter; McNinch the new. or man ngpricnl charter. The contest was keen and exciting. Kirkpatrick is a member of the governor s staff and of a prom inent family in Mecklenburg, a sue cessful and prominent lawyer, and el der in the A. K. r. church. Lieutenant Governor J. Ellyson, of Virginia last week invited President Wilson to attend the United Con federate reunion at Richmond on June 1, 2, and 3. The President said he would consider the invitation, but could not make a definite engagement at this time, because of the pressure of public business. Watching a ball game at Sanford, Eddie Stone, 10 years old, was struck in the breast by a pitched ball that passed the catcher, and died in three minutes. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GRIGG End Came Suddenly Last Friday Native of Cleveland Had Lived in Lincolnton Since 1858 Prominent Banker and Citizen Organized the First Bank Here Confederate Sol dier Successful Business Career. Lincolnton's oldest citizen, in years of residence, Capt. Benjamin Franklin Grigg, died last' Friday morning, at the home of his son, Mr. W. E. Grigg. The end came very suddenly at 12.15 o'clock. Thire was nothing to indicate the end was near earlier in the day, he having greeted the members of the household that morning, saying he was feeling as well as usual. For the past several months he had been making his home with his son on account of failing health. He was born in Cleveland county Due.. 10, 1835, reaching the ripe old age of 70 years, 3 months and 30 days. Friday the day of his death was the f0th anniversary of the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox. He was well and favorably known throughout Lincoln county, and had been identified with Lincolnton's busi ness interests since 1858. In that year he came to Lincolnton from Cleveland county. At first he clerked for a Mr. Hamilton who ran a store on the spot where the new Childs store buildings now stand. He continued in this work until the Civil war. When the war started he was among the first volunteers and a brave Con federate soldier for four years; enlist ed in the Southern Stars April 25th, 1801, of which W. J. 'Hoke was cap tain; W. M. Reinhardt, first lieutenant, Robert F. Hoke, second lieutenant. This company enlisted for six months and participated in the Bethel cam paign and was in the battle of Bethel, the first battle of the war. After the disbandment of the Bethel regiment Capt. Grigg returned home and helped organize another company that was mustered into the service as Company F, Fifty Sixth North Caro lina Regiment of which Henry F. Schenck was captain until his promo tion, and Captain Grigg was first ser geant. Un August bth, 1862, he had the unusual promotion, from first ser geant to Captain of his company, and he remained at the head of his com pany gallantly leading his men until the surrender. . He was married on Jan 1, 1863, to Miss Mary Jane McCoy, and to this union ti children were born. Four of the children died in early life. One, a daughter, Mrs. .Mary Alice Grigg. married a Mr. Donavan, and lived in Georgia, but also died several years ago. One son,, Mr. W.. E. Grig, cash ier of the County National Bank, is the only surviving member of the family. After the war Capt. Grigg returned to Lincolnton and worked at the tail or's trade, for some time, and served is a magistrate. Later he entered the grocery business for himself, and made success in this business, which he followed until some years ago. He was also in the manufacturing business at one, time, operating a bobbin factory. To him is due the credit of organizing the first bank in Lincolnton, in the year 1806 when a state bank was or ganized. He had been identified with this successful hanking institution since its organization. The county Na tional was later made a national bank. ind Capt. Grigg was president of this institution until his death. The funeral and burial was held last Sunday afternoon at the Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. J. H. Cros by the rector, assisted by Rev. Z. Paris, pastor of the Methodist church. The remains were laid to rest in the Episcopal cemetery by the side of the remains of his wife. A large con- ourse of sorrowing friends and rela tives were in attendance. Many beau tiful floral wreaths were sent to be placed on the grave by friends and re latives. . .. Messrs. Kenith and Harold Griirtr. two grandsons, were here for the fun eral and burial. The nail-hearers were Messrs. A. J. Hagley, K. K. Keinhnrdt, J. M. Rhodes, C". II. Rhodes, CV E. Robinson and A. Q". Kale. LINCOLN ANNIVERSARY OB- SERVED. Washington, April 13, President Wilson tonight signed the following executive order providing that fitting observance be given to the anniver sary of the death of Abraham Lincoln, wno died l0 years ago next Thurs day: As an evidence of the profound affection of the American people for ine memory oi Anranam wncoin, It, is hereby ordered that the executive offices of the United States shall be closed and that the National flag be displayed at hall mast upon nil Fed ernl buildings and at ull forts and military posts and naval stations and on all vessels of the United States and that the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall in like manner pay an appropriate iriiiuie to nis memory, on lhursdny, April 15, 1915, the fiftieth anniversary of his death. . .. L'The owners andmasters of, all merchant ships of the United States are requested similarly to display the National flag at half mast. , ' (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." SECRETARY OF TREASURY CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller of the Currency Wil liams have been made defendants in proceedings begun in the District of Columbia Supreme Court by the Riggs National Bank of Washington, I). C. which alleges that these offi cials have combined and conspired to wreck the bank. Temporary and permanent injunc tions to halt the alleged conspiracy, and to prevent the Comptroller from musing wnat we bank charges are unlawful demands for snerial renortji of various kinds, are sought from ths court. IN THE WAR ZONE London, April 13. Field Marshall Sir John French's message to his countrymen at home that '"I know when the time comes for us to make our great move we can break through the Germans," and the British eye witness statement that there are plain signs of the "gradual weakening of the German resistance" are accepted here as an intimation that the pres ent pressure on the western front shortly will develop into events of vaster scope. It is expected that the next three months will be especially memorable in this epoch-making war. Military writers believe the report ed French successes between the Meuse and the Moselle n important region between the rival fortress of Verdun and Metz have given a prom ising opening for the spring cam paign. They regard it as the signal for the final offensive which has been waiting the arrival of adequate ac cumulations of men, equipment and sunnlies. Suspension of infantry fighting in this all important Verdun district has been quickly ended, as was expected ,y the gullant German attempt to re capture the position of Is Eparges, possession of which enabled . General JofTre to -give another twist to the screw of the vise wherewith of St. Mihiel, that bastion-like projection into the French line which the in vaders have held tenaciously for so many months. The Russian offensive in the Car pathians continues to meet a stren uous defense by the combined Teu tonic armies and although it appears to be slowly winuing its way forward toward the plains of Hungary, it has encountered enormous difficulties. To relieve the pressure on the Rus sians is an additional reason for the activity of their allies in the west. London, April 12. Brit'.sh shipping firms have demanded that England make new reprisals upon Germany for the continued destruction of shipping vessels. They are circulating a pe tition asking that the German prison ers be carried on English vessels trav ersing the war zone, believing that this will safeguard the vessels from submarine attack. It is possible that the government may decide to grant this petition as it is evident the German submarines would hesitate to sink a ship on which there were hundreds of German pris oners, who would certainly perish as a result of the act. After prolonged lull, operations at the Dardanelles have been resumed on a small scale. An official report from Constantinople says the hatter ies at the entrance to the straits were bombarded yesterday, and that a crui ser and destroyer were struck by the Turkish fire. Messages from Vienna to Rome quote an Austrian official as saying that a state of siege probably will be proclaimed in Austria, on account of popular unrest occasioned by the ad vance of the Russians through the Carpathians. It is reported also that Emperor Francis Joseph has decided to make the territorial concessions desired by Italy provided the latter ItilAG im urmu fir Anuti-in urA f:..i- many. This report, however, is not gen erally credited in Rome. The Austrian announcement that the Russians have been checked in the Carpathians is disputed at petro grad where it is said further Russian advances have been made. Uszok pass apparently is the key to the situation and on account of the strong Ausro- German forces massed in that district the Russians have been unable to force their way through. The last Rus sian official report, however, announc ed capture of three villages and 2,700 prisoners in the fighting in the pass. GERMAN RAIDER WILL BE FOR SEA IN TWO READY WEEKS. Newport News, April 12. Jt js ex pected that the British consul here will protest to the American government acainst flllowintr the Kronnrinz Wil- helm to leave. The Wilhelm left New York harbor last summer without clearance papers and the British gov ernment will contend that because of this fact the ship should be held here. The naval tug Patuckct is guarding the ship today. It was reported that the German ambassador visited the raider and conferred with the captain. Admiral Fletcher commanding the Atlantic fleet, received a - message from the President that the preced ents established in the case of the I'rinz Eitel would be followed regard ing the Wilhelm. Experts today ex pressed the opinion that the ship would intern. It was stated that the vessel was in worse shape than the Eitel. The bottom is covered with weeds and the plates below the water line have strung. Captain Thierfeldt of the Wilhelm, stated that the ship would be ready for sea in about two weeks. He said "I came when 1 got ready nnd I will leave when I get ready." While here the ship can receive messages over her wireless, but cannot send any. Captain Thierichens of the Eitel and Capt. thierfeldt, of the Wilhelm, will dine together this evening. I, MYSELF, WILL NOT INTERN says captain of the german ship. K'awa V. Inn lA-t myseu. wuxnot intern,: This was the emphatic declaration of Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder late today when informed by newspaper men that it was generally reported that the German converted cruiser Kronnrinz Wilehlm would ultimatelv intern at this port. The lieutenant captain expressed his opinion of reports and twice re iterated his declaration 1 myself will not intern." It was recalled that a similar stand was taken by Commander Thierichens of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and that orders to intern his vessel had come from his government. Commander Thierfelder made no refernce to the probablt action of German govern ment with regard to the disposition to be made of the Kronprinz Wilhelm. "I myself will not intern," was his only statement with noticeable em phasis on ths "myself" in each instant.
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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