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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED 1896..
MARION,- N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 191 L:
VOL. XV NO. 42.
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COMMITTEES OF SAFETY committees regularly met on the
IN NORTH :GAR0UNA !l'ftE Wr-
; UUU 11 UVACOOaijr) ; XJ X. WUbt
BOOSTING SPARTANBURG.
Gilliam-Corn.
"Opeu thy Uttibei. O friend n bright!
BIG FINANCIAL DEAL
Special Train OF Eighty-Five Pas ThoenrthUw calm in ih fiir xaoca- Change In Owncnhlp Of Piedmont
vsengeri Here.Tuesday Night - J to gut of ih JundU Wagon Work, At Hickory.
VOn;AdvertlSing T0Uiy And lUta to thnoU of lb wedding tttoouiw,na.
T'Ko RnrtnnVinrcf booster train. 1 IllCKOfJ, JDDO U. LUZ OlZZtZl
fiy Edward Taylor, WhbWas Award- While there had been some com
: 'o!jMrf.wp r;,nN mittee activity Previous to Septem-
. .. .. ber.9-1775. the system of com-
... orxn uaroiuia-nisiory. mlttee government, cpnsistinB of is akin ea toarbf Western Mr-Willie P. Gilliim. of OM financ.sl. dl in; the butory. of
TliiiMnfv fVo frnKlno rlarte incf Protrinoiol 'rVinnml DiRtrn.tl CJonn-1 . ., - . . lc ft ' j i: T"-r. -r,lHickorv took nlarc l&st ereninr.
,u..UB,uu ..vmwuuuuja ju0 .v..u . . r .. North (Jarolina to aaveruso opar- rwrv, nuu jiw uuo vuui, - - - - . ..V Vr C
preceding the Revolutionary. War, ty, and.Town Committees was not 'jq arrivod in Marion Tubs- Gastonia, were united in flbo holy hcn the Piedmont an Worki
hen the province pf North Caro- establisheduntii the meeting of the d n-lKht witn e-lgbty.0ve passen- wedlock of matrimony at the bride's chanced hands in a dfal involvinz
linV was ein changed from a Third Provincial Congress at Hills- gers who wero r0presentativo of home, Sunday morning at seven lhaa 00,000. Tha deal wx
fang's colony to a. free and inde- boro, August 20, 1775. This Con- Spartanburg's commercial and o'clock. Be v. Robertson officiated, eaince red by Mr. J. A. Martin
-pendent Statev the plan bt govern gi oted to keep the Town and busjness i, They wero "mot at who is the bride's pastor. After of this city and he and his asso
toent employed by the people was County Committees, and to insti- e station by Mayor Carlton and the ceremony was perform! tho ciatra were the purchaser. Just
that of the Committees of Safety, tute the District, Committees and apa"rty of citizens who extended a bridp and bride-irroom Itoa'rdfd the who these aisoc' ca
This committee government exist: : the TProvincial Council, in orfer to Weicome to our town, and assured train ' for AsheviUe, where they knoWQ ftl -TJ1 w
ed, in its -fully established' form, strengthen the system and to -bind q w , wishes and fcl. wiU 8pcnd their honeymoon. P.lf"3 withheld from the pub-
, from September 9, 1775,. to o- it;more closely together. towship. 1 -They had with them a Mr. Gilliam is a son of Mr. and 1 Thtt they are Northern capU
.AUuA': in "iwc ij- nr?nna " This Rvsstem- M established b.v . , , .i , ' 1m a w nwVimm rrhn f1t Ulists, howcrcr, u dcQnitely
vcuiuci At iu. iw woo a i . r I solenaitl orass oana mat Kavo u iu,.o ,, .-.v .
It Is said that the new owners
desire no change whatever in the
management of the plant, bat Mr
G. II. Gcitner, president and man ,
aer,1 and bis associates have not
spirit and many good words tosa$
of theicthriving city.
The spirit of each citizen com
posing this party is but an indica-
system, noted for its peculiarcom- theThird Provincial Congress, ex- . prnnrpirtTl,ftSjav bicht and known- throughout tho country.
bination odemocraUc: spirit, and isted until Jhe meeting :of the Wpjnp.jav morninrr n front of He is a very successful young man
oligarchical methods "A tyranni- Fourth Provincial Congress at , Mftr:.nna hotel. The party was in business, nnd has many friends
cal administration by patriots seek- Halifax,' May 11, 1776. ; During f . - , fellows, each one wherever ho has gone.
ing individual and national liber- this period the District and Local havin an abundance of boaster
In this system there were at least in the government, the Provincial
3our kinds of Safety Committees, Council being merely the centre of
iz;; the Central Committee or the system. v .
-Provincial Council, District Com- But about this time the.province
toittees, County Committees, nd reached the, position where it could
Town Committees, all of which no longer endure the term "Pro-
.were active, at least part of the .yincial," implying allegiance io
time, during their existence. - The England. So by the Fourth Piro
tientrar governing body of the pro-, vincial Congress at Halifax, May
Yince was the Provincial Council, 11, i776;the Provincial Council
committee of thirteen - members was changed to the Council of
two from each of the six districts Safety, a body with the Provincial
Into which the province was di- Council, but having more power, U ire into the attractions of it are handled at the local postofficc
bv the same consress the . . w tka pwfarv Y. n.
viiiMii Him I ii in n M I ii 1 1 1 1 it ka . j w vuu i mi
It is understood that the young
rounle will mike their future horan
nnarOMFort. V Welcome theral vet decided what they will do ia
here. We also extend our bearty tho matter and have given no de
roncrratulations to them, and may Gni to answer. The great mijority
M LL113 Uai t.Y I 3 UUU ou .uuivu- " 1 . . .
of the booster community their future life bo one strewn with of the stock cbangwl baodt aa
tion
niri(-. whirh oermeates Spartan- many flowers.
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burg, and -which will, no doubt, . Uld frort, .luneiy.
make the city coraeto be a more
important commercial and busi
ness center.
"Back Home" to Dixie.
Johnson City, Tcnn., June 17.
Many 'of the citizens of Marion The mail of the "Back Home" As
ith thft men on the sociation is tno heaviest or any in
streets and in the hotel lobbies to this city. Hundreds of letters for
Mr. Martin insisted every share
should have the privilege of gtcfcg
at the same price and it is possible
that every dollar of the $200,000
stock will be trensf erred to the
new owners.
Congrbss for the State at large. District Committees were abolished
y ': '-i.':M..uAtjfnata Jini4 their riower was transferred to
AD1S commuiee was auuuiumnTO - - r - ,
the Provincial Congress, existing the Council of Safety. .The Coun
only when Congress was not in cil of Safety sat continuously, and
session: The regular time for the at any convenient, places in the
meeting of the Provincial Council province: ; From - this time the
x ' ; U fVinnril of Saffttv cained in bower
was every quarter, or uitcuoi.iA Au -" - - . -
vras deemed expedient. It ad- While the local committees de
journed at discretion. , j clined Although, the county and
vr :1 5? District Town Committees still existed, they
Committees, viz., 'Wilmington, were active only under the direc
ttew Bern,' Edentoh, Halifax, Hills- tion of the Council, and as the
boro, and Salisbury. Each of Council for the most part dealt
Four Convicts Killed, .
Four convicts were killed, twelve
o .nu...r A r rtifft ihm Q-lpach week. Tbo secretary. W. D. Ci,rirtiW intnrtJ and fourteen con
surance thaVtheyahd their feUbw Roberts, says - that sometimes one victs and three guards slightly la
citizens woukLbe welcome to Ma- letter from tiio West contains flfty jarcd last Saturday in the collapse
rion any time they choose to como. or more names of Southerners who 0f a bullpen near Waterville, K.
A dance was given tho party in the want to know about present op- C., in tho heart of the Smokies,
Manufacturers' Club rooms, which portuniues aua coduiuoiu the only remnning mountain pass .
was enjo3;ed by a large number of home," and that a majority of them tiie casL Tho convicts were all
the party, and many of Marion's want land for farming. negroes, the property of the state
young men and young women. The "Back Homo" movement is of orlh Carolina, and were being
May these Spartanburg citizens apparently growing popular in the worked in connection with the coa
visit us again, and may the spirit West. : One man, N. H. Gwyn, at &truction work of tho Transconti
which they now possess continue Mansfield, Wash., writes as follows: nental railroad.
ti ornw "itoottne usck riomo circa-
to grow. , , , , I
lar with me to ounuay scnooi yra-i Hutherlorflton ne.
Jan ta. Frlrndi la
Rotherf ordton fcaT rcodfed tii follow-
boro and Salisbury. Jacn 01 uuuuu Wt ..uo mv. - tar wuo me 10 ouou .uwi riutnenc
these committees were made up of w,ith affairs directly; the local com- numbcr and the almost incessant terday, and today I send you the Halherfardton.
thirteen members, elected in uon-1 uimvooai, tacuvivy ui wiuo v. ui .wu.v-paiI1C30l kffcnu wuu i i;oinmoraion
Ktt mWmhftrof theresD in and wanted a copy of tho 4Back Inscard:
Mr. MolU E. Himll rrqcti tht
districts. Distri fumciUBfc 7f al th. taarrlj
were intended to aid the Provincal Constitutional upnvenuon, govern- ty Committees actea unaer we ilar letters are coming every nay Xtlss to Joa
Council (and Congress) authority of the council. from all the states and territories Moadjir Botnln. Jolr t!ia
- :CA iftWPP rommittees. Much might be said of the work The iown committees in -most WC3t of tho Mississippi river. A uoth, nineteen hacdml and dTca, at
pervi&e woim ' - ' s. i .i ft . : t t urn . . . v. .v. f.M w-f-,
-n t ninPftWM done by the committee government cases were iosiu wo wuukj mania oaorrMcucu, a. iw b oa.
Each county m the province was u 4 - . rpk nUtrtrt jkjonriile. Tex-
H.aCh COUniy m pruvim, woo r .t-- Av -Aeo a,, rt rtf fuw nutrict
iLntv ' (Vimmittees ex- of the province rested on these different from that of County and my, heart.-, I am repeating the call' nnihtxiMto u U a brother of or
mittees, iunty Uommittees ex . . :f . f .,w rp nJ; :ffiSM -tHa Wilmincr. 4 .11 ioa mb nf OQr:L v. tr o wi - tf.
fisted I for more than a yeari Deiore . remember ton Committee, owing to the loca- Southern Club' bcro.in this city. ton.-Uw JnUn' U'Eilott,
r? T.i7irifiai ( loiinnil ana District "u"'i' ... . 1 . . .. . I . . , : . a.v. t. r-H-.
. ... 'u ' 1 a. I- w 1 j 1 a niwiTi nna vxr u v 111 vv . r r nnn . tti twit i j i n n 111 Liin mju n u. a wmm wt m nil niTiiniv . . tiuui i a w w
SSSZ rSKIfa BrS siateofonntthatfinallyculmina im- back to 'God's country' one of
. , .:.M wro RArW ed in rebellion, we can appreciate portent Town Clommittco. theso days."-
V"1V TwT nd itTs oossible more the great work they did. The purpose or aim 61 the com- Send the name of every South-
u?.nf t. 27 17t74: lnlVVvSrT773 : Thi minutes of the-Provincial mittee-system of government is erneryou know in the West-to
SserTS C on range well set forth in,the reply of the W. D. Kobcrts' Secretary "Back
- Before beptemoer tr, j - - Tn Committees to Governor Martin's Home" AssociaUon, Johnson City,
ma . . f . . I f f m.Vm
panr. -ur. aaa Jin- ww
their ntar bom la Kalxveriarutoa-
Tb dtixeai ot Ratbrrfonlica art
Ujicff P1 to clebrat th Fotirtii cf
Jalj thU ytr. It U xptel that th
cccimlttM of amuisTt-veaU will aa-
tveraic tb prograta lafw
GCSIDOK.
- ' tioe. hnt after thev empowered to transact all maiiera iuro.; ""-
respective counties, bnt after tney . dient Bv the people in the several towns
beCame t thhad It Srtetfanddnd Ue co- and countiea-of this Colony, in con-
SSSSS s ra.irlt!
i
Automobile Licences.
sequence-of the resoluUons of tho lbo month for the renew-
fhSiSpecUve tend faltering orsuspending any Continental nema.rnua- of tho 1 and "gutrjUo
. onf. Vti. Acftlnt?nn of the Uoncress. ' deipnia were vuo - qf automooucs in wisowvc, aucib
counties.; " "v?. J U only means I 0 OA ...t,:-,:! rrinstered
land all of theso will have to pro-
Bern, and .Wilmington eacn .rw cnro renCwals before July 1 of be
endeavored to fiub?oct to penalties, In-addiUon
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America oy r .rVincs are bcimr put on
Jones says: I ,
u, everyday.
;A , . o'mftTi- authority aiong au uuca. the motto 01 wo uuuwjr c, . -rtf,rint5nn of Itu-
mViftrQ RipMed m, the same man-1 . t. rru nr Hotpr- dress tho State, convention 01 iw-
"cords show
, , , - , i - j mmittP05 in louneeu "" . . . . . i
separate town committees.; ' ne T'T::: and while a better system wan we
beiiiiw t K. , i onA t iq thoufrht that aJl I m.iht. rwi:ih
were couu - . . Wjii ; the power of ' the county did government of wu
Rocky Pan Newsv
Rocky VJ, Jcs 11 W ar gUl
an ) tbjuikfcl for th littl rItj w hat
ha and hop, for do la th tr fs
brcLth the rsrfaofx raroen ar rst-
Ung wtvesl aal haT hd fLs wrathr?
for am op to now.
Mn. J.IXL Becker, who tu ta
Th lafaat cf Mr. John ii- liccry.
U rrTj dc aad U cot xtkcI to Urt.
Brantley Ec1as4 ol tji-i
aai wo bnriM at HrucI chsreh. As
cthrV chili cf th fxnUy hju frrtr t-t
U doles try
Mr. Jck lUn7, of dx Ch;l
ULll. viaiud hU aunt, HArrct IUnfy.
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' Mr. aalMrt C. UcjIIsj, J. B.
audVT. VT. Hcjiiat were la U?-
Sattirr. ' r.OiA.