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"1TIE UNION COUNTY PAPEIt-EVEKYEODy READS IT" "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, August 28, 1923. Thirtieth Year. No. 58. Per Year Cash V j J : - Lj iyf GOVERNOR FACES HARD DOCKET OF STATBUSINESS Attorney , General Prepares To , Start Probe tntot' Gasoline-, Prices in N, Carolina MANY PARDONS ARE AWAITING, HIS RETURN Raleigh, Aug: e.Governor, Mdr rison will be back at his desl in the capitol tomorrow, facing a heavy pro gram, of work ,in connection wth the business Of state. The governor's sis ter, Miss Idai Morrison: his daughter, Miss'Augelia Morrison, and his exe cutive .secretary. Miss Margaret Will is who have been with him in Ashe ville, will return also,'-and the man sion will be reopened after having been closed for, the summer.. The usual run of pardon ' seekers, that customarily deevlop - with the executive's return from a trip away, is expected to be on hand bright and early Monday morning. Day after day, when the '-governor Is in town, persons seeking pardons for friend, relative or -client, occupy chairs in the private secretary's office. It has been, thus for many administrations ..past; and often the best the governor can da during a day is to 'slip ,in a conference ; on state , affairs between the, calls of: applicants for clemency. ; Hold Early Conference ' ' The governor is expected to hold an early conference with his council of state and later he and Treasurer . Ben Lacy may go to New York to offer the sale of $5,000,000 of state's bonds. , The attacks on the state's finances that featured the- capital's hot summer days haven't been of benefit to, the - state's credit, and officialdom has misgivings as to the dispose of the bonds, especially at the satisfactory prices of the past. Across capital square in the ' su preme court ibuilding there will be , another scene of activity Monday, as Attorney General Manning, oues- tions wholesale gasoline dealers in his -investigation' of oil pricesin North Carolina. The dealers have been invited to appear before the attorney general to furnish them selves information that he, otherwise, will get through the inquiry. The move of the attorney general ia in line wkh the nation-wide canrpaigir-against fcigli gasoline costs. Judge Manning wants to bring about the standardization of: prices in the state. Excessive price variations have been found in the various cities and towns of the state. The possibility of anti-trust legislation, having been violated in the sale and distribution of oil will also be looked into by the attorney general, . Recently, the large': oil companies announced price reductions .on gaso line of two cents the gallon 4 in North Carolina. That has no effect on the inquiry of the attorney gen eral, it was explained, as his interest lies in the enforcement, of .regula tions lying 'within his" bounds of authority and which will insure the distribution of the product at a .fair price throughout the state. - ' - Supreme Court 'to Convene V . .Another department bf .-'the' state government that will be active this from the f:rst judicial: district.'. The regular fall term' will be convened Tuesday morning at 10 o'clockwhen the justices will take up appeals from the first judicial (districts. The first batch of opinions , of vtRe fall LCI III IS CAJJCWt-cu i cuncouaj Ui Wl.C second week. . . Associate Justice Clarkson, ; ap pointed by Governor Morrison te succeed .V the later " Justice ; Piatt Walker, will reside at tb.e Yarbo rough hotel for the winter. Justice Clarkson sat with the court for the first time' a few 'days prior fo thi adjournment of the spring term, and during the summer he has been , at .his home . in, Charlotte. ' j . .'. Justice and Mrs: Clarkson will close their Charlotte home. -There daughter, Miss Peggy Clarkson, will enter St. Mary's here, and. a ion, Thomas Clarkson, will be a student at the university. Associate Justice and Mrs. W. J. Adams will make their residence at the Yarborough while the "court is in session, also. . , LAWRENCE .MACRAE ,v INJURED IN; ACCIDENT (Greensboro" News) ;..'-'',. Lawrence MacRae, of Raleigh, bales manager of the North Carolina Cot ton Growers' Cooperative association, and widely known as a cotton dealer and promoter of cotton mill interests, sustained painful and rather serious Injuries last night at 7:45 o'clock .when a northbound trolley car struck the automobile in which he was rid ing as he drove out of South Park drive and started to cross the car tracks on North Elm street. 4 ; , . ""'','. - f'l jdrove a hundred' miles speed ed the wholfe distance wet all the way but didn't skid a bit." : , "What were you -driving??. V. . ','A yacht." '',.-; Little boy "Mother, Ms it right to say you water a horse?" Mother "Yes, dear.". . Little bdy "Then I'm going to milk the cat." Exchange. ".'.- ' Holding hands is not always a dis appointment. Sometimes you draw a good one. Exchange. ; Forthe 'ilioEt part man's' content ment Is duo to his ignorance., GET READY FOR THE - REUNION AT WINSTON Confederate ' veterans : of Camp Walkup, attention: - . , The 1923 Reunion, North Carolina division, United Confederate Veter ans, will be held at Winston-Salem Tuesday and Wednesday,' September 4th, and 5th. ,. A great entertainment is 4n ..store for us, and an elaborate program of 'entertainment . by the: city of Win ston has been .prepared," including music by United States army, band, of Camp Bragg. ' " ' : Many interesting addresses will be made, one by General William B. Hal derman, our commander in chief, and by other notable speakers, including Major JGiles P. Cook,, of Virgina, the only ' Surviving member of the staff of General Robert , E. Lee ; ' and in addition there will be a general round ofi; continuous and interesting enter tainment for the two days session. - We have' been granted by the rail roads a one and one halj rate for thevjound trip and those desiring the rail route instead of going in autos, can- have . the choice of two routes. It Will be necessary to leave here on Monday morning, the 3rd, at 10:43 o'clock and by the way' of Charlotte .arrive at' Winston at 4:45 p. m. at a cost of $5.84, and by" ths way of Wadesboro arrive at Win ston at 5:25 p. m. at a cost of $6.38. However,1', the cost in anyevent is about the same as there would be a transfer charge at Charlotte' from the Seaboard to the Southern depot. 'It will be necessary to return by the same route that you go. Immediately- upon arrival at Winston you are earnestly requested to. go to the Robert E. Lee hotel, for as signment and, registration. Owing to the advanced a'ge of so many of op'r comrades,, we cannot reasonably ex pect to bV physically able to attend but few jmore reunions, and Insin cerely hope that a large delegation from our camp will be represented at this reunion, which promises such an interesting and varied program of entertainment 4 . Those who have them are expected to go in uniform. ' i ' ' Certificates for the reduced,' fare will be found in, the hands of the railway ticket agent and members of families of veterans, can ' secure the reduced rate. r " S. E. BELK, Commander. . W. C. HEATH, Secretary. ," The Hicks Reunion ' On.' August 23rd Esquire John A, Hicks : nd - his -wif Mrs. t Rebecca Hicks,- celebrated the first anniver sary of. their marriage at their beau tiful home in Buford township. Mr. Hicks having" been previously mar ried and having many children and grand children, the celebration was also a reunion and many of his de scendants, kinsfolks and : neighbors were - present.; Mr. . Hicks- lays claim ,to six children, twenty-six grandchil dren and one 'greafe grandchild, .flef.Vr ly all of whom were present, In spite of threatening clouds,, a large crowd assembled and the picnic dinner ta ble out on the spacious lawn under the elms and oaks laden, with rood th jigs' presented a mosT tempting spectacle. All waited with sole.jm reverence while the Clergyman of tiis dr.y g.ac3d the table, but when no tice of a second hold up. came it sur pr;s3d .every one.' Th'gf was foV the presentation and opening of presents given 'Mr. and ' Mrs, Hicks by ; their friends who Were the happy recipients of appropriate arid ..valuable presents, but the opening of one of Mr. Hicks oresent. caused much merriment, be cause of .the marvelous amount of wrapping that - enclosed -" it. . One wrapping Jafter another was , untied and . taken ; off until sympathetic friends- came' to his relief - with a handy pocket knife and revealed the" presents which had caused so much curiosity and wonder. It f roved to be a boxof faceipowder and a puii for Mrs. Hicks, and a complete. Smok ing outfit for Mr. Hicks. After a so cial houraroind the .table the Angers of the dompany assembled on: the ,'.Te randa and gave a number tf favor ite selections to the delight 'of all present.. Rev. R. Ji Mcllwam of Men roe then made a talk ard offered a prayer. . . , . ' . . -. Later, in the afternoon instruipen tal music , 'enlivened the occasion. Then passed a most.enjDyhbie day, which should make life's duties imore pleasant and its- burdens lighter " as we pass down life's pathways togeth er. -:t ' His Arm ' f:'-' ' Sister's 'friend had' come to spend the afternoon and evening with the family and at the supper table 'her little brother between .mouthfulls said to him: "Oh, Howard, you should have seen the niee soldier man that was here to( see sister yesterday. Gee! he was swell, and he was talkin to sister, and he had his arm" ' . ,"Johnny l";jaid his . sfster flushing deeply. . ' V . : , ."Well,: I was going 1 3 say he had his arm" ..;S;"S';".'.'V'- ''-i',' ."Johnny said, his ""mother-, '. "how that's' enough .from, you." 4 1 Johnhy began ' to pout and . said, "Well, I was only going to say. he had his arm' ; ' " ""Johnny, 1 you leavev the .room!" safe his father severely. - " Johnny began to cry -and 'moved slowly toward the. door. As he open ed : the door he said' between sobs, "I Was only going to say he had his army clothes on." Judge;.; ,-. - - j "In. one way my wife is like an unpire'' said, Bill. "She nVer .'win believe I' am safe when I'm out.". 4-Monahan Post News." A BIG LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE LOSS SEVERAL FINE GUERNSEY COWS Mr. J. C. Austin Sues Seaboard to Recover for Cattle That Were Curned in a Railroad Fice at Rockingham in v October 6f 1921. Perhaps the larger part of tie week will be 'taken up in hearing tne case of J. C. Austin -of MarshyUle against the Seaboard Air Lin run way in a suit brought by 'Mv. Aus tin for recovery of damages sustain ed October 22, 1921, when fourteen' of Mr. Austin's fine Guernsey cattle were burnt in a box car near Rock ingham while he was returning from the State fair ;n Raleigh where the' cattle had been onSxhibition. , ?' r Mr. .Austin testifies that. the car caught, as he believes from a passing engine, stating that he could hear the cinders falling like hail on the car as the engine passed and that tee doors, to the car were covered with wire to provide ventilation,' through which It is alleged sparks flew and fired the bedding in the car. . ' .? , There appears to be no differences about the cows having been burjit ,jn the manner claimed, but the conten tion is over the value of the cows, all of which were either ' registered or entitled to registration, sonte ipf them having cost Mr. Austin as high as $1UU0.00 each iV Veinir renresented' Mr. Austin by a strong array ANOLDARITHMETIC CREATES INTEREST ' ' ' Old Union County Citizen Com ' posed and Compiled Book of His Own 1 - i, - v 1 4 J. B. Brooks of Marshville is ,'1n possession of an arithmetic which was made by his great grand "father. Daniel Smith, in the years, of ; 18i2 to lfcizb. rrmtea arithmetics were evidently . very scarce at that time j 1.1 il l and the old gentleman, possessing more -eduation than the average man of his age took it upon himself, prob ably at the request of his neighbors to compose and compile the rules and examples of arithmetic. : . The leaves of the arithmetic ae eight by thirteen inches in size, and there- arVaboui eight hundred-,!! number. Addition, subtraction, . divi sion and multiplication are treated and the. rules of interest, rebate, etc., afe treated, and especial attention is given sto the double nde of three, which in recent years has been dis carded by the use of algebraic equa tions. ' .-' The ,book was written - indelibly with goose quill and ink and the work is well arranged. It must- have taken the old gentleman a good part of his time during the years of its comple tion to compile and arrange the work, since it is done with great neatness. Mr. Smith was the grandsire of the lbte Dr. H. 'M. Brooks of Olive Branch, a cousin of the late Esq, A. J. Brooks and is connected with a large per cent of the Brooks familias of Union county. He moved from Fayettcville to New Salem tbwnship and his work was evidently begun before making the change. : In the old arithmetic is a shoe pattern cut from an old Fayetteville N6 8254," issued by W. H. Howard in Observer, the oldest: paper in the Atlanta, The . excursion fares to state, in the year 1830. In this paper j charlotte on account of the exposi are some price quotations that sound j next month are effective over interesting to folks who live in the good year , 1923, when some of the tilings quoted at a ridiculously : low price then cannot be had now at any price: - v--'"- f?r Jamaica mm, $1.40 gallon;. Wind sor Island. 70 cents- gallon;''- 'New England rum, 40 cents gallon; fice, 100 pounds $3.00; Liverpool salt, 60 cent? busnel; leaf tobacco, 1-- , trio . must be completed. Stop-overs cents per pound; whpat,. 85 cents per wju- mt be allowed on tickets sold bushel; whiskey, 40 cents galldn; Ma-i pfi(jer th;s tariff, except where stop laga wine, 70 cents -gallon. A nuna" ! overs are authorized in accordance ber of fither things are also listed j with the regulations contained in the that show how times have changed. r (tariffs of the carriers . over-, whose . - i lines the tickets read, as lawfully on V hat Is the Community 1. M. t. A.. j fje ,v-th th interstate commerce ' Community work is a form of assb- l commission.,. . ; , ' ciation work suited to a field where, I One and ohe-half of the lowest one for local reasons, a standard city ; way? fare, as published in .the -pas-building is not at the present - time senger tariffs of the various roads, feasible or desirable. It is very large- i will . apnly for t ckets.via any regui ly a work with and through the x-!arly published ticketing route, adding isting and helpful agencies in . the I sufficient, when- -necesary, to make community, such as 'the home: the j txsn fares end in a, full cent, church, and the school. It '.cooperates j -.Children , of five and under 12 yeais with these and- similar agencies by I of age will be charged one , ha t tne providing, under the general ' super-:! fpes authorized under the exiur- vision 01 a Board of Directors, a trained association secretary, whose efforts are directed 'toward making more efficient the work of these sev eral agencies for -boys and young men. Its emphasis is on helping these agencies with their special work rath er than on doing the work directly under its own auspices and in 'its own name, although it does not- exclude the latter. The "secretarial, staff, is therefore small, and its equipment usually consists of one or two rooms for office work .and committee meet ings. To a vety large extent the com munity association occupies as a dis- L'tinct and entirely different field to those for railroads and city-operated with building. It does not therefore take the place of -other. Community work is not a substitute for a stand ard association building. When" Mon roe decides to have a Y. 1 Mi C. A. building then she frill have an entire ly different, type of Association. I- A lazv man' will not '---.sH' as long as hecan work oihcis? ; ; c : Parker of. Charlotte and J. C. Sike3 and Gillam Craig of Monroe. The Sea board is represented, by E. T. Can sler of Charlotte and Vann & Milliken Of Monroe. A great legal battle is raging :and the cows are being tak up one by one, their pedigree and records examined and no tone is be ing left unturned by either the prose cution or the defense. The case came up Monday morning and at torneys state that it will likely take through Wednesday and possibly a part of Thursday to Complete the case. ' " ? . For a number of years Mr. Austin has been" a breeder ' of registered Guernsey cattle and has done more to promulgate their breeding than any other man. in this part of the State. As a result east Union county is noted for its fine Guernse'y milk cows. ' j-' . A year ago last spring Mr. Austin lost his dairy barn and about sixty or sixty-five head of cajtle by fire, the. loss totalling something like $50,000. -He has since rebuilt and has another herd Of, Guernseys started. He exPects to continue until he ag again be methodists and babtistaretied Deciding Game iBeing - Played This Afternoon Final Game Friday , Today will tell whether ,the Meth odists or Baptists ft Monroe will give a free Jbanquet to the other crowd. In the church league baseball game Friday the . Baptists defeated the P Presbyterians which gave them equal I-f,..!; . .'1L j T . X 1 1- A 1. footing with the Methodists, in the season's games, having won five games . each. : This afternoon at 5 .o'clock the Methodists and Baptists will play off the tie and the people of Monroe will know, which team has won the pennant,; t is expected to be' the greatest game of the season and hitciM t Is ' n mming-hlgh- because--of the fact that it is the deciding game of the season: . - Next Friday the .closing game of the season will be played between the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians. Both, these teams: have made a most 'excellent showing, "scoring only one game less each than the Methodists and the Baptists. The game Friday afternoon is also expected to be an 'interesting "one. ', Everybody who pos sibly' can should attend both of the closing games . and add interest and inspiration to the players. REDUCED RATES TO CHARLOTTE DURING EXPOSITION v . Charlotte, N. C, August 27. Spe cial excursion fares' on every rail road entering Charldtte or serving railroads connecting with roads that enter this city, - on account of the Made-in-Carolina:V exposition 'Sep tember 24-October 6, are announced in. :1apo1 . . irv-nt " nn qtspno-pr tariff a , wide range of territory served by a, great many trunk lines and subsid iary iaijway lines.,' . .. : .: .; :;; Tickets at excursion rates to this city will be sold for use from or'giiMl starting point only, on September 22 to October 6, 1923, inclusive. The(tick- beta Will be void after October 7, prior t0 ,midnifjht of which date return i oluu-M""la- ,"s companted by parents, will : be car ried free. Tickets under this tariff must' be .purchased before bearding trains. . ,:."" '-' '':?; The railroads ljamed in the excur sion tariff announcement are: Atlan ta; Birmingham and Atlantic railway; Atlanta and West Point; Atlantic Coast Line; Carolina, Qinchfield and Q,hio; Central of Georgia; Charleston and Western '9 (Jarolina; Columbia, Newberry -and .iaurens; 1 :; Georgia railroad; Georgii Southwestern and Gulf; Louisville and Nashville.... Ma con, Dublin and Savannah;. Nashville, Chattanooga anfl St.- Louis; Norfolk Southern; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Seaboard Air . Line; Southern; :B'ue "Ridge Railway com pany; Tieorgia, Southern and Flbri ch South Georgia,: Wrightsville atA Tennille. ' .- . f . :' ' Wlien Tou hear'.a hiarried man sav he han't 'made up his mind about a Lhitio- hs means. tint hp hasn't bsItpH his' wife about it. . , ; . ; : : 1 OBEYS STOP LAW; TRAIN KILLS HIM Stopping his car in perfunctory compliance with , the grade crossing law, and then stalling it with : Up front .wheels across the first rwl, Harry Barnes was ground to pieeas unde the wheels'of a Southern pas senger train at the 100-Mile crossing three miles east of .Clayton'-' shortly after noon yesterday. The locomotive was , derailed by the force of the impact. ' . ; - - ; Panic stricken when ho saw the , train only a few to.it away f-oni him as his car stopped on the track, larnes .'tried to save ' ,liimelf by jumping. ' When the train struck his hands were on the rail and his feet had caught in the door of the car. He was ground up under, the twisted wreckage of his' car. - The body was terribly mangled and the car strewn up and down the trt'ck in bits. --. The , train p-as-said to hav been travtling at about 6(Lmiles an hour, coasting down a heavy grad.when it struck the car. People standing nearby yelled to, Barnes as he drove on to the track .that the train -vrs coming', but he seemed not to hear them. An tnstaht later the. locomo tive had crushed the life out of him. Derailment of the pony trucks under the forward end of the loco motive delayed the train for about an hour. Hundreds of people drove tokthe scene of the wreck. Mr Barnes was married and leaves a widow. He lived at Powhattan, a flag station between Clayton and Wilson's Mills. The car was a Studebarker touring car. Not enough of it remained to be salvaged. .. . A Tribute to Mrs. T. N. Massey . Born November 4, 1892. Married September 1, 1914. ': Passed beyond August 4, 1923. As a bright, cloudless day was merging into the gray shadows of evening, the gentle and beloved spir it of Mrs. Edna Niven Massey heard the twilight bell. From babyhood to girlhood, and to young womanhood hers was a strangely sweet and quiet life, exem plifying the charm and beauty of a heart true to the love of human ties, and cbnsecrationt to the work 'of the Master. Through wifehood and moth erhood, approximately nine years, hers were days filled with lite s sweetest joys, In a, noble way she met the du ties of life, blessing them lyith a cheer and devotion that reflected in . her smiling factA.teaEenlyeetoe.gv.!.. , Seldom are the active and passive virtues of a human character more harmoniously and beautifully blended than were they in this excellent young woman. We read of Christ gathering lilies: the beautiful blossom was the Mas ter's favorite. "My beloved that' is Christ is gone down into his garden, and to gather -lilies How exquisite is this representation of the Chris tian's departure! The Christ Walking in the garden of his church and gath ering lilies that are ready to droop the lilies that are full bloomed and especially the lily buds that are love ly in his sight. Though we miss our dear departed, may we not think of them as precious gathered lihes-!-lilies gathered by Christ for, eternity lilies blooming forever in the paradise of God! . ; ... "The Master is seeking lilies todi.y, . And he bends his steps to the lotus stream; Golden-hearted, and pale, they lay, Full of wonderful peace like a holy dream. ., Calm-browed women, over .whom the Dove P.roodeth is1. still perpetual lovo, Watching and waiting with pa tient eyes ; And he gathered them first for . Paradisei . " Then he paused, where the sunshn was warm and bright, ' And Jho glorious lilies of Judahls laud , In the heaven's own purple, the saint's own white, . ' 'Bent lowly .and lovingly down to his hand. ' ' Royal natures,. . unselfish - and pure, s i " ' Strong, to contejid and strong to t endure? , " "The Master- doth - need you," that wilf suffice. Whether on earth, or in Para V ,-dise. j-, - ' Stoopeth he how 'mong the long dewy grass, ' And sweet little lily-bells folds to his breast; - ; Ah, now he loves them! yet with grudging alasl We give to the Master the flowers - 1 he loves best. Frail wee blossoms not fit for the strife. , . . .. 1 " .The sorrow and pains of mortal life; - - - - . Yet somewhere, we -know, ' be yond the -skies . v The lily-bells bloom in Paradise. We see, but wekee.Atfhrough our tears : and-sighs v; : -. - . The ' parable sweet is but dimly read, ' ,? 1 Else, to the heavens we should lift - eur eyes, -: -. -', Never bemoaning our loved as dead, v The fairest blossom in all our home Caddenly fades -from our loving .' eyes; Dead?, No for ythe Lard hatn only. come- v "1 x For lilies to tlant in Paradise.' - .- ., Amelia hi. Bsrr. '" U- . ' ' K. Av . ftlARVIN TO HAVE A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING SOON '.;"' !. '' ' ' ' ' '. :.:' Negroes Getting Busy in Lanes Creek Many Schools to Open Soon MEANS CONSOLIDATION OF COLORED SCHOOLS In addition to the. new school building at Unionville, several other districts .. in thfe county are getting busy. At Marvin, in Sandy Ridge township, patrons of the school are hauling brick rfnd other Jmatemls at their own expense and are digging the foundation and doing other work lor the erection of a six-room brick building. : ' Gulledge, a colored district in Lane3 Creek, is to have a $5,000 - build ing,, the partons having raised their part of the necessary funds, secur ing $1,100.00 from the RosenwiOd fund. The erection ot this building will virtually mean the consolidation-at-the colored scnooh in Lanes Creek tevnship. ' 4 - Opening cf Schools The Marshville school opened Mon day with an attendance of 305, of whom 150 are hiTh school students. J. L. Memory, the principal, is rec-' ognized as one of the best school men in the 'State and the school opened with a great ;'eal of interest, many of the patron3 attending- the opening exercises. 'Mr. 'Ray Funderburk, coun ty superintendent, , was presant and made an ' excellent .talk. Messrs. J. Z. Green - and E. E. Marsh, members of the school board, also made appro priate talks,. Prof. Memory has a most excellent corps of assistants, and the most' successful term in the history of the school is anticipated. The Benton Heights school will open on Monday, September 10th. with Mr. T. A. Little of Marshville as. principal. The first grade will be taught by Miss Sarah Bivens of Win gate, the second by Miss Mildred Plyler of Monroe, the third by Mrs. Sam Phifer of Benton Heights, the fourth Miss Bertha Ledbetter of 'Hen derson, fifth, Miss Berlie Jumper of South Carolina:;, sixth and seventh, L. Carr Broom of Buford. On the same date the Indian Trail school will also open with W. Q. Craig of Lawndale as principal. The Other teachers are, -Mioses ate Cro-. well, Annie- Crowell, Lottie Harrell, Odessa Lemmond and J. V. Devenny. The schools at Waxhaw and Win gate will open on -; September . 3rd with J. W. McFall as principal at Waxhaw and G. B. Rhodes at Win gate. Competent teachers have been secured at these places and success ful terms are predicted, : ; News From Union , Union, August 28. A delightful picnic was enjoyed Wednesday af ternoon, August 22, at Eudy's pond by the high school students and teachers. A severe rain storm de scended immediately after we arriv ed but that was soon over and we had a jolly time. Some went in bath ing, but I think the occasion was en joyed more fully when it came time for lunch. The boys' debating society mat Fri day, evening with a very amusing program as a "mock-trial" over the stealing of some watermelons was the main feature. All enjoyed a hear ty laugh at the funny questions and answers and were sorry when the trial ended, ' ' ,. . . . Mr. Vann Parker returned yester-" day after a week's visit to his broth er, Mr. J. P. Parker of Inman, S. C. A pound supper was given at the home of Mi'. T. K. Helms Saturday, evening, 'August 25th, in honor of tha 15th birthday of his son, Lester. A large crowd had assembled there and participated in many out-door games which were played in the beautiful moonlight. The table was placed: in the yard on which were placed lots of good things to eat and to which I think every one did jus tice... ..-',: : The "Riley Literary; Society met ' Friday afternoon and rendered a good program consisting of story readings, songs, dialogues etc. Mr. Ray Funderburk, the county superintendent visited Union Monday afternoon in order to see about mak ing arrangements for another class rqam, as we are somewhat .cramped. It was decided to cut ofT a room in the auditorium. Mr. W. L. Thomas states that his cotton is opening and is almost thick enough to jick. I imagine he will have some new money pretty 'soonl . - . v . - Or a Side Show "That youn wan of yours,' 'said father as d iughter came down to breakfast," sh-uld be in a museum for .-living curaities." "Why, father," exclaimed the ynung lady in tones of indignation, "What ;do you hiaan?" . " "I noticed when I passed, through the hall last night," : answered the parent, "that he had twe, heads upon his shoulder." ' - ' The Same Night, -Jack Daugherty (with much en thusiasm) "I .could go on dancing like this with you forever," She "Oh! no,' you couldn't pos sibly, You're bound to improves" The million.year old skull found in Patagonia is petrified and solid. How lityije man has changed in all t1es 3 years. -Exchange. ,
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