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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH2i 1911.
VOL. XV NO. 26.
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STATE ASSEMBLY-MUST
WORK NEXT- WEEK
Canfiot Com jp 1 ete t H of Bu si n ess f by
Haixh :4f theConstituU
Limit otSessionSf y?
. Special to The PiTOaia
, Raleigh, tbrea
tlays remaiti irt wfjicltd mplete
business i f j the State : Assembly
"Were to adjourn sine die next Sat
urday which is the : constitutional
limit pithe "session: Holding three
ibnsthrimei each yday;;and
forking rapidly yet there is much
1x do and it-is ' certain ; that the
legislators will not leave this city
of oaks until some day next week.
To date about 500 bills and reso-J
lutions ' are " ratified; . There are
about 600 morevto dispose : of in
some manner. In the House there
ire 6ver 60 bills of general interest
and almost that same number in
the Senate.
visat; improve the roads of . Mc
Dowell county;: establish 'a, new
COURT PROCEEDINGS-
Mrs.'Thomas Entertains. f
Oq tho afternoon of . the 22nd
township and appoint a jostico of Jesse rlsdn quitted-Vance M E A. Tbom&3 entertained the
the peace, v iy.r- --1 -"i t McCnrrv Hnnvlrfpff. . , . . w ; .
y No selection is reported yet for
a . successor to Mr. Ledbetter,
mcuurrj uonv.cwu, , Bridge Club. mU l
Jesso Burleson who shot and cr hospitable homo on Park Hill.
TO,a fAm k ;Au- 4li Kinoa oiemn xoomas ai uamp o. vnutJf : jjruewc-u iud ui
MnTw.ii tj.j i North Cove, in 1907 and made his tho QPa cntcnog the ball,
tU ATnUjfo . : escape to Colorado and. who. was I and 9 the parlor, library and dm-
' y - NEB0 NEWS
Local and Pcnona! Item: cf Ger4
(iral Interest b nCasey Joncs.H
Nebo, Feb. 23. Mia Mtbcl
Boydt who has been i!ck for a few
days, is able to bo in school asaln.
littlft Bcnjunin Hilderbraud of
' I . t 3 5 1 t m. t linrr wvrrr rr ! ri -l w. V. I I . . . .
By the provisions of the appor- oBn kick aic- !r - Ur.drtswatcr visited-his father la
tionmVnt bill passed by the House, OoU last October, was acquitted od bluvand numerous amall Nebo, Saturday and Sunday,
the counties of Wake, Gailford of cIharg8 of nrfcp. in the wKer0 ' Pf0'0. 8.nd h Mers. BUIio Wilsoa,
and Aecklenburff will have each 6nd deRreo and consequently charmtne effect. , Tho dining Ub'.o DIantoo and Joo Giles Kero wel-J.wii.-ii;
-.T" Clven his liberty yesterday. . ; "J Kraccd by tall cut Slass vase come visitors in Ncbo, Suoday.
a n., n k ' -b tu It seems that Burleson and of red carnaUons,-surrounded by Prof. J. IL Xanner'a aother
n&iJ0 Thomas enea2ed in a brawl at standinff groups of fl4Cs, and cry,- d brother. Bichard, vuited hla
TAu i-b: ou-.: lUamp o and not ; w
words were ex
. tal candlesticks, with candles and Utr ?.ot
JohnPbeson, Miniatu ft J. GUcavo
nam, rwwan, union. ana. Wayne rr ?; TmT.: ""7 .u ut.u nxxpuoa m ino irmiwry, n-
resuiung in mo Killing or jl nomas, i wtuuf. iuu ..uiwumv cicbt, in honor of tho stud cats
will have two each.;,, The other 83
counties in the state will content
themselves with one each. , -
n - y
;: RutherFordton Newir
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Burleson claims that he fired in nbbons -of red,, white and bluo of the normal coarse.
self defense, that Thomas was wer0 dniPcd V the, chandelier, K Misses Loa Giles and Mabel
where tho lights woro softly shaded Uoyd ava a party Friday cvenicff
in red. Score cas, bearing pie- "" of r)J: GiI;
tares of the "Father of His Coon- lT lnhhlQ SUcj
.n, j t.j. Cuthbertson. .
Jt , r :!. u.uu,-. . Misscs MaQdo E1Hott .aod'Hosa
firing' u Don him.
The trial was very lengthy as
well as sensational aud ' consumed
qniet some six days. The best legal
Special to Ths Pbookkss. ' 1
. Bntherf ordton, : Feb. 27. A
home wedding took .jiabe at tho home .talent to be'obtained in this im- WCH Passed, and sixteen ladies en- Stacy. viaiUjd relatives o a Beck
The very much larger part of V ,aspa a most mUsrcsung game Creek, Saturday and Sandajr.
work, so far as actual business by the defendant. " . - ; of bridge, after which Mrs! Thorn-1 41oby Coaley, a student of Kebo
coniplished is concerned, had. to ney.S.a.R DOmo foto
with local or rpurely private the baptist chnrcli, oajg. ' Im- account of being previously cm- iQO uainiy savors oisinouica m -
nf littlA or rv inPondArahlft mediately alter the ceremony Mr. and D0ved bv defendant did not nroso- Close oi mo gamo were oiTn'ir:i 'AY"!
the
do
"importance. : . Lr; 7 :.T--Srn OTM r'e Ae . T' .f school at Morgan tea. He will bo
The fact that the work of the Uhere he holds a ood Dodtlon -th ttll State-was represented by Attor- Pff - greatly misled.
Assemblrso far or yet to be done Piedmont Telephone Co. 7 - neys CariWn, Sol. pro ,tem, and naming a aimmuuve copy ox mq Messrs. Kobcrt Seals and Jay
loa nnf. poncml nnir unrMt in tKft . Drs. M. H. Blsrcft and Henrv Morrfu I Messrs. Morrmn and ImborL iiaxnuiw uiuvny teii.
uita uvw wMvtuwi mu - - v a -x , -' I - - c - - -
(have moved" into the handsome newt' tt. t n
tk. w nttm ftree:!7c,c Kntherford Hoepitail . . :nt. t ; n -k. , Report of Literary Society.
- building. . The front la 124 feet with -i
upon, so iar as lue wnuie suite is North and South wings and will ao-
Ballew were' visitors In Ncbo,
Sunday.- ": " "
; A number of tho Kcbo folks
at.- wow
wno, wuia rorn. u.f ucwoer j. 1U' i spent Saturday in Marion. -Thi
3rd. 1910. shot and killed Ben 'The Philopolimic Literary So- Jno, M- .
concerned, are of real importance commodate tixty patienta. The floors Turner, was taken" up yesterday ciety met Friday, February 21th. Lola Kincaid, Edith Lonoa,"Ek!d:3
Sn a conservative way and meets are maple with ttleain- the bath and morning. Late yesterday evening Old and new business was at Grst Young, Vera Co rpening. Marg. ret
he quiet approval of the public. ;; 9P jury returned a verdict 9f attended to; after which the P" pJ23fntli1i7 UV7p.
The Revenue bill k.throuW Ael J . -Jadge Cram was rendered. 1 query 4w iTnndPlV
House and sent to the SenateT The bnildinR is an architectural beauty Ine wfll pass sentence laten . " debated was, Resolved, that the rjulhbcrtson- - . . ,
"The former are now considering and modeled after the UniersitT of r The killincr it seems crew out of manufacture of cigarettes should ? T?-tr. n' it vrVr nKrJ Rt
the Machinery act ' Theonlyireal- old grudge existing -between P'
ly important change in "his& "n?v the. slain represented oy wm ncss ana Mrs. G. II. Weaver, a teacher
Houghton's plan to give the cor- London. The cost ol the buUding and Ben, and. McCurry. The Grafton Bird; tho negatlre, by of Kcbo High School, was unabb
uKuwuspmuwgi equipment has not been given out but b WA mn r Vl n nrl wSnRMrl IT to bo at school Mondar. oa eooount
porauoncommissionspeciai powers it wHl probably be about $50,000. r;TV, "nf t -
u w.x. w. s i jlqo juuges appoinuxi were u. i i
' . . '.' " I - . . . I HI1 niJIM I1L. Jlirilll LI Itl IILIILI'I W .J AMMM..K.M,J
a State tax commission and fur- Ra rUOJUUk croUt f' p.. n t n,iwf .w;in
m' LfTiwfrsfw w. -o.m between Vanco McOurry and Ucrt St t C1- to rndU and Ed R: T- By of AibcTiHe,
uer pruviues iur.au iuwur wr ; ,J ""T iarner' blows wero being Passed, I Zl . yy 7 7.. . , visited f ricnds on lied IIUI street,
a. a i i Ait . hi in - iiuiiin. , m-mk. - . Kill ii if mi a m ra i m- m r i r ' - a i m i nviiir. i iirii 11 v-s iaiiii i vi-m i i i h i i r rm m
, eacn county .ro.oo appoint oy -zi-"j. ------- " vnnco reacneaior Ds pisxoi wpicn Baoaajr. .
"the commission. . - Utr'.C,-: . J"S ; Mr.adMx.iLIfcHiUerbrrsd.
- I 1 lk LI ft IUUn LK11 LI 1. CUDL.Lni. 1 A " T I IT II " 1a1 a . W V f 1 .
mis assessor win act wiin
township -8SS6SSOr3. - &Qu' iDStrnct J andBeyenty;Xiixiti&nniT6r8aTyof Oeoro I MoCurrv rnntanrlfvl tH.t thn Icilli n 9
the mmm.mntf r.-m-wnn ? w-snmuiw,- m kiiiidk . cd aeeiaea uiHumwu u.ru na tx- Mr. and Mr. Q. Q. Anois and Mr.
WDO !a3,sl??.a,??. n- cIGy mado tho best speeches, and Mrs. D. A. Anni, who b.re
them and advise with the' county Washington and being a national hoU- of f arDCr was accidcnUl and I oeoaio occiipiea more wmo
that ho bnm Tnrnftr no malice than cxpoctcd,.the rest ot Wio pro-
commissioners.
He will be re Wednesday, the bankswere closed that he bore Ben Turner no malice.
sponsible only to the ftex commis- toffice d waa 8nspended on
mission; : Va completion ytOf - the the rural free delivery routes. C
annual assessment he will make a Messrs. D. E. Hudgins and W. P.
enort to the commission and all Wood, of the Marion bar were recent
I Butherf ordton visitors.
Baualization.
gram was dispensed with. Society
Honor Roll otMarion GraSed School then adjourned.
for the Month of February,
First Grade Albert Hewitt, Shuford
Godfrey, Eobert Potest, Ed win Pleas,
DysartsYillo , Dots.
Dysartrril Feb. 27. ProfT Step? day.
Mr. Thomas Morris, - Qerk of the KoTmAn TjwnnL Mettle Perrr. Bobbin AnnIe Fordham wrre nxnicd
n . A r - .. 1 I - r v I a r-v A 1 ff .
oupenor uovn, 01 jucuoweii county, nrrv, -poii- ttv
It is now an assured fact that accompanied by Mrs. Morris, visited RnV ou!-Hettl Ms CWmv
-there: will be a new public building, relatives and friends here Saturday and I Sar&h Margaret Keal, Mar- thelr frfen Mr. and
. . . ... .
occn in uourcnui, icnn., xor a
while, have returned to Kebo. -
blaster Mark Giles visited horn 5
folka at Kebo thn bttcr part of
last week.
Mrs, Green Stacy visited h?r
daughter, Mr. G. G. Annia, San-
250000 as the amount to-be ex-Y
pended now as there are so many
other pressing needs. ;
: Senator, Cotten's bill to establish
the Torrens system for registra
tion of land, etc is receiving; very
considerable attention in the senate.
It may get through and' become a
law. " Either way it .will be very
t5losejffiyt
;Avery county is created and the
state now has 100. Hokey county
Nealsville News.
Nealsville. Feb. 28. Things are, so
dull here it Is not much to write.
Miss Essie Hemphill TbiUxl her
at Spencer oa . the ICth IniL. and ar- grace father Monday and Tuesday.
rived nereoaiBta ana are at aom to f T. n Cuthbcrtson vras
Mrs. W. IL Ishoobinir In Marion Thursday and
3orieKirby,EsteUe Huffman, Annie Lee yrlo-J1 T v ' " " MJI Friday.
Lowdermilk, May Belle Jones. Mayo f Miss Elle Wilson and Thad
Laughrldge, Albert Blanton, WiUie El. ttended a "r0. Hunter visited friends at HuntcrY
Uotte, Edward Foy, Coy Laughridg. T v 17 - Pool, Sunday.
v . V, iJL r It la reported that there were about 75 ! . L "
George Meacham, Gordon Page, Jeeae
Mrs..T. W. Wilson left Sunday night Kirtier, Fred Houck.
ported
persons present and a table was -made
for Raleigh to join her husband. Rep
resentative T. W. Wilson.
Third Grade Sallie Houck, Ola Glbbs. I
Mary Sweeney, Georgia Finley, Ida
W. A. lAughridge and W. IL Taylor
attended the tpecUl meeting of Masons
. Xrecently made) is asking permis
sion to issue bonds and diet ask for
another slice of Robeson. "What
v the fate" of the other counties who
are asking for formation will be is
problematical.
: All of the bills and resolutions
introduced by the representatives
, from McDowell county are now
r laws; . "Senator Mashburh: intro
duced two, one to establish a
graded school in Old Fort and a
resolution to have:George Bartlett
timbecile) admitted to the Morgan-
tbn Asylum. Representative Wil
son's bills were to amend the. Re-
Miss 8n?le Poteet speot Saturday in "M.' U Marloalt Prid.Tlght. ;
Marion.
..V.,1: m mut: th, .WUngtoa .afrulaaent. Prof.
rmbcxandsoa Will, furniihed musis
Marion. . y " , 1 uidds, enueta xaewnt, iuaiuo wames,
J. . i-yatt spent iionoay in . Maxion I r". .. r in Tart. ' Prof. Gmbcr cuia a Utk aad
on business. . - t . ' ' . ?Z7'l ro8 tc old hU
f; Mary Sue Pyatt is TlriUngW grand Justice Hermon dermUl Charies
parents near Marion. . . ; offend for it. But a more ptautez f-
Mr. and Mrs. Joe.Potee spent Mon- om u i.. -P- of th9 eat!rUlllQt was th.chUd-
day in Burke on business. . . wmMiJoigin, .u uu.
Mrs. Lizzie Wilson of Sugar Hill is nuagins, ituoy james, m iucvtuire.
spending the week here at T. W. Wil- e1 oaraa DUT"'1 r
Hudgins, Emma Ciapp, Dewey Denton.
sons.
POLLY.
rca's own programme which they reu
dered with much credit, both to them
selves and their teachers.
Mrs. J. Y. Taylor and the now boy.
Blanche Finley,- Ruth Bargin, Katie . mll
;-The Kroniclet3akersville,statcs JS-, 17 he Pata raUtUea.
, . II...L I Huffman, Mary Lowdermilk, Gay Kirby I . tr . , .
tnat tne siocKnoiaers or ine aiiwn-1 LeRo gQTer
ell County Bank held a meeting
Miss Miry Davos haj retarned home
after spending several dy with her
uncle, Oliai Divert, at Glen Alpi tie.
Mrs Emnu Hpmtt aadhuibindvifit
ed her parent Saturday. V
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Sixth Grade Alma McCurry,' MH-
recehtly and approved the action dred Page, Alice Bobbitt, Helen Strange,
of .the board of directors in author- Maude Bargin. Edna Godfrey.
. . ... - t rwi - Seventh Grade Lois utiKey, uora
izmg the increase, of the capital n. At
stock to.$20,000, and the additional Tnth Grade June Lauchridge, Ef. The Great Ddvb Sale at Sumner
stock wilf.be- sold at once. The fie mcks, Ammie Bomar, Mary Poteat, Sons & Company's sloro at -tVshc-
bank will bo changed to a national Thelma Hicks, Will Pleas. ; villo commences to-day, March L
bank as soon as the necessary de- Tenth Grade Kate My Strectman, Ihe pao advertisement in tins
tails can be worked out. " Myrtle Burgin, Lorcne Gilkey. ' I paper will interest bargain seekers.
T TTT T mm mmf Im m a t.
n KcbcC was called homo Saturday
and Sunday on account of tiekceca.
Ho returned Monday and resumed
bis work.
Fcstus Sigraon. of Hickory,
visited his brother, John SigTson,
hero Fridar and Saturday.
'Bom, to Mr. and Lira. Walter
Pyatt, Tuesday, a baby girL
Casey Jonca expects to bo away
this week to spend tho surnrncr in
another state "Hope some other
will wnto the newa from he bo.
Ouclittle town is of too much im
portance to bo forgotten.
Cjlsct Joses.
is
. NOTICE!
The firm of P. A. Pcid & (te;r,
herrtoforv ec;rrtl la ih rtrc'i
baiinf?i in Harlot?. North OirrCic. tM
bora thU dy dlwoirM br kss l-zxl o a
int. All iltlu ilc lh fAii tra
bo pid to X A. atvd all iUtmhti
of th fjid rra hxs anif4 by
and will bo Irr P.. A.
will coatisao tt bnimp?aL
ThU I5lh Uy cf Jxry. A D- 1911.
"P. A. I'.rJP.
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