A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911.
VOL. XVI NO. 9
GRADED SCHOOL MATTERS
First Lyceum Number Will Be- Pre-
j sented November 11th'
. Class Meeting. . 7; '
. The Annual 'Lyceum . Course,
nrieVtQrt her", t.Vlft ' A lVaVAsfc TiVTP.Pnm
Bureau, Atlanta, Ga., -will open
fiafiiraiT rnrrht. :Nnv.v11. with an
Autoist Slays Farmer,
Charlotte, N. C., Oct 29. Be
cause he; allowed his prejudice
agaiusu auioinouiies u carry mm
to the extent of drawing a pistol
on a passing car this afternoon.
McDOWELL TEACHERS jGrifnn-Cobb Nuptials at Mor;anton! NEWS OF THE STATE '
tifi i n o ii o . j" r'iorganiont uct' .:. uoc 01 D . - n , . . M
Will Be in Session Here Saturday tho mostbc:iul;fuWed(,ir:3oftbe Bncf. Record of Happen, "of
1 1 rk lift i a. i a 1 i " I r ii i i r t
uenerai interest uurir.g ir.o
hivwuhui uAiiminui vjiuh- -spwnn wnj kq omnizM tins mnrn-
Assembly.
ing at 10 o'clock, when Miss Pau-
mwvn Pnnnfr fnh will S Hne Cobb, daughter of Mr. and
Sam Whither a wPftlthv Clftvidnnd U ' j xi- v. Mrs. T. G. Cobb of this place, b?-
county farmer, lost his life. Fac- 4th, being the second Teachers camo tbo bride of Dr. Arthur T.
WMflr'o : .1. i .i a GrifUn of West Virtrinia. Tlio
Satnrdav niffht. ;ov. 11, with an u.uw - meeting or. ine scnooi year, m - - - .
SLtainment by .Walden- Co., ha-ani? he nd, this time tho outlined work for the 1" . f'
VUTOiiaiumvu j , orl rorir nrf nnf o froaf T.nr nc n. . t. j? . v.l McthOUlSt Church BDU UCV. H. H.
thA famous. Magicians, lmanother v DtaiQ ieaaing course, wuiuh is -
E?.: t n Jordan pronounced tho words
column wiUDe iouna press ais- , ; . v, . L , "', iui0uuvi..i, . .... i. Ae
SSthSsSrf 1 of twice, killing him instanUy. The School," will bo uivcn.to tho teach- Th b"d?'s ! tbo
nlnpns Thfitr r.omo to us , from - . r ers, OOOKS will also ou. kivcu uuv ., ,.. ,
places, ey cpmo w us .. irom g in Cleveland couuty. Ran- and a close study of text books father heme th editor of tho
Davidson College. , ., - . ;- ,,ftll whS k k native of OWland. a.M, !,C..Ot0. ." I 'T. Lt Nws. Herald. Sim u a lovable
Seasoii tickets attrictivc voUn2 Udy. po-
cr.lmftl hnildmcr and at Snnt Giles' " siuuy, 01 text dooks win uu uuu .
DSliilS by those teachers desiring to take oo hTaoT ol ends
! . --x-r.-..;: .- s lif. rnnrt hA mpt Whithpr in his mi- i- i --4- :M lifts WOO uCf a , ICIOQ OI iriCHUS.
.25. oingie season ucKeis, Siv :ruA i:Uf I ...... ; . Dr. Gnflin is a well-known vouni?
- nrai'admissibiiSc u.; .xU01H0 .ai.guu, ,uu, tbe professional development 10 me - ; ; . r r
PV. f " drawing a pistol, approached Ran- McDowell " County teachers and PMcmn, rising mpwily in his
The pupils of the ninth grade n, - , : , , A. . cuoweu vuniy imuutre nuu r jr llftfini,r
tirst'clay meetinff dall's machine and announced that each teacher Uking it will nod Jubt Profession. " w v. ry impa ir
held tneir nrsi ciass meeung ; r ri troinxr to kill him Ran- t A ! ,innl ttot ie;n xit h trsonally r.d i thctor
A ftApnnnn' A vprv intpfpt. e K g 0 . get from it a ureat deal that will J
tiay afternoon, a :very interest q . w . , w ... u amomr his homcfoks.
ing proramme consisting of dec. v oeuer prepare uicm vu wacti i-
. V'J5 : tinued to approach, reiteratmghis fpcdnnallv.
" , - . - : - - . , . threats, Randall drew his own wea-l At this meeting nlans will also
a debate, was carried outery ' , . - : . lDls u?eeun pjaus w
. x:c, -. . -v- nnn nnri nnt two hn IP,t5 -into the . f TVti11
successfu y:2 The rendition of the Z " Vv ' " uu wmi,,cwu 1V4 " , ...... -.
several parts: reflected much credit T TVw -;-V - oounij; party 01 ieauiicr u ,uiukc m,u . ;v
v . i.i? j L ii-ucreu wi luo aucuu, - ' - v . . snfttial rarrto attend tne iNorin case was ever uisn Mu 01 in .nrui
upon tne Class inaivrauauy auu us
Indian Sentenced to Death.
Asheville, Get. l2T. Pcrltar th
Past Week.
The Barkc Poultry A.vaxiv.lcn
will hold iU second poultry thar?
in !orcantont November 22, 23
and 21.
Fire last Wcdncsxlay momlrr?
destroyed the plmt of tho Lcxir.
ton Ice and Fuel company. Tho
damage is estimated at $2, CO-.
Mr. G. IL Cox, a prornirntcUi
7.nn of Randolph county, member
oflhf. latl D?siliture, died Fri
day at his home at Asheboro, ard
CS.
Tho State convention of tho
Daughters of the Confederacy,
which was in fesina at Wir.itoa
last wrek, decidc4 to meet ia Sills
tury next jear.
"Die conference of Governors acd
cotRnmiior.ers of criculturt: of tho
Southern States with reference to
th.p prico of cotton bcn In Net?
Orleans Monday.
The 21rd annual cero state fair
:)
a whole. :
Miss Price, w bo is? substituting
for Mrs. Bird, .has her work well
in hand and is- giving universal
satisfaction. -
A Statement.
. The . Fair; that . which we have
been workmen for. trying to do
everything to make it a success for
the past several weeks," has passed.
cnw.;ol'or"tA ntifnil tVi North I oAn waa i ver din id of in North
-K AmMtrl.; rrnllnn .-nc at Hrcwn CAlV. Swaili teJU in UXlrJCU last CCK TTJL'iC ft
convenes in Raleigh on Thanks- county, yesterday, when Ross Gac showrjr. Tbc attendance waj
giving morninir. At the Teachers French, a Cherokee Indian, char-ed quiet larc and the exhibits elicited
Assembly last year in Ashcvillo with tho bruUi murder and crimi high compliments.
Mrnnwpll Honnfr had thft lari?est nal assault of little M'us Kthel It b rer or ted that the Atlantic
the past several wees, naspassea. ,7 . . m , . T. ... . , T.
- vi w - - - -. v-v - . . - i i: ... a. i n . i r -m iM AvrAriniri r nTnn nr imiii i nn ir ii i a l i' iriii l ia ii: lit' i v aiv i jinn m 1 1 a k it u b i x t: j i.
We would aDoreciat a - visit we, xtepresenting toe ssocm- uuiuwi ftvwuumfe v .w.., - - - i ,
i. t fvri T tion, wish to! thank all exhibit- combe County, and this year jud- mountains, as tried, convict ham Charlotte Railroad and that
from the patrons or tne scnooi very . , .hvn's v ai.. MnA Wirflf.iinn' ;nlt,W h;rr r. t11 rr.
mucn. weneea
rrme SM-lt tf COO
are making :around,; the' school ; W could not begin to give the County party promis.es to bo equal-
premises ' ' ": names.otiiQose.wuuuavoauwwu.ua ij iam w iw.,
y : ' r I K r, courtesy," helped us iu making ex- Supt. Giles has been required to
Garden City School Notes. hibits and financial cdntribuUons, preparo special McDowell County
' J , . oil rf TOhirh wft nnnrPfifitA a crreat - .... - ..... -r . i
GaraeuCiiy. Oct. 30.The nnmVer a,- "thah e canVeess. xhlb.ts for botn tne reaera. ann
from Garden CSty school was seventy- Wefeel that we want'to especially State departments of hdueation.
fira -mVi atonrlcu tVi fair.--'-. V Tift- i . . r O D.-AMn' n4 Vt Ma olcr ovno(e tr nut nn an GI-
uw, nuv oiiiivjwuv. . - " - 1 lUaUK Wir. LJJ DalClUilll UUU 1UI. 1AW auw vA-oukj w f- -
lieve the largest nnmber from any cuu: w j ,McNairy for helping us in I hibit of the wOrk'of the 'children
piauiu mo vAiuyiw. uuu 'u 1Q CM0Wei uouoiy at tne 4.eauiv
on toe-clerical worK oi tne uiuer-
Judce Webb sentenced the In- Carolina meets in the 11 r'.Prtby-
dian to be electrocuted November
21th.
try school. Don't think now because
we have ' 'city" to our name we really
mean it; we only mean part. ; AH had a
grand good time, much more than we
xpected and probably more than jve
ueserved.
ers Assembly this year.
Mr. Bell Resigns.
W. B: Bell, who ha, had charge
2
ent departments. ; 4
We have had some crilics and
rightly so, no doubt but we wish
fi-w coir fKf. ota tml? tho rftsufinsi-
This has been a very busy . week for bmty of c. Trnt Mra.Marr Bjnl hm rclurce4
the school. Not only haa the school success knowing that what we did r1 vuo ,4 . ., I UrnmttW rimim m u;a
hours been well put to use, bntaisopiay wouia not be satisfactory to every- iluyu iuu.iiuu.wv.uu
time. Everybody though feel a great one, 'in justice to ourselves, how- has resigned as Secretary andTreas-
-ol i af V o atii itv fa in sTiflnA KT that m!iU nvrvloin Via ti Vino VAAn c n rr r
wuuu v ui n vw .m . 6Y5r, W C V loll W GApiUlU buuv V u . I I CI (IIJIA U(U J.,k dUWbvuvvt j
it may be used without much . effort. contracts for all the different con- prof; D. F. Giles. Mr. Bell cx
"MaVft hn.v whilA thft ann shines . .. cdrr oVirtrco ' fViaf. - wpta . nn - thfi 1 'i . , T-it-;
j.,, . i vcooiuu " ..w. UvAAfo t rn tn 'hie rinn n al riKin
for a few days after which he will
spend the winter in Florida. Prof
Giles will bo assisted in his new
workbv his brother Mr. Ged Giles.
The company does a general Ore
I fission shows, that were on the
Part of th Rfthool work has not only I .aatc irorA hinrlincf a? contracts
- . ., . - OVI buw " jm.f v.uvoup,
. been satisfactory, but has been yery could be made to give a legitimate
pleasant. The United States History an(j clean attraction. - I f they failed
elass, North Carolina History class, and t() jQ this we feel that we need not
General History class have done yery necessarily be' held responsible for
good work indeed.- Some of thestudents Jt. Too, - we wish to explain that
f these classes-have not failed to recite we were imposed upon to Someex-
during the term. : Yre are now through UgQ Uy tese people in that, their
and life insurance business and
terian church of Charlotte for tho
tirst meeting of the jc.ion TueJay
t veviniT, Nott mbcr.Tth.
Mr. K. J. Justice, of (Jrtvniro
ar:U Mr. A. Woodtfard, of Wil-
vn, are tti New York In rtfmszl
tnb?co growers of the SlAto
in thrt init'r of the dy'.o!r;iicn of
th? toVar:,; trut-
M:ircy Yar.hom ar,J Ilcbert
botn UattUii3 v.cre arrs'.na vy ..er.u
Fcrt. lrry Wrtlr.ef-!ay ciht at corn
Mw. Kancr Walton of AfbTTiHe Ul Hurlfir. in the Suth !our.U:na
vUiUng friends and rtUUTm on l and are now in jail. A t!c:kv!o
Crooked Creek News.
Old Fort. Oct. 31. MIiJi UlUaa Brtd
of AsheriUe la tbo gut of Min Urr
trndo Drrd.
On October 22. Ofor,: Moore and
MUs Lillie 'NVntom wer rnrri!. A. W.
Gilliam officiating. '
Mra. II a rtb r I Lvd cf t!"rdcnca li
Mr. Ewart and Carl Connor of Old
Fort epent Sunday on tbo creek.
Mra. ilary smun was crancu ai ucizx
cl cemetery last Sunday.
Mr. ana ira. uar?ia ui ua s bul n;vf t-eir ecate.
Tho rarxncr vrouia ix u wtraia
still oncratetl by YarJ.om aci
Hawkins waa dctrojrrd by the oU
(leers savcral weeks aro. In fact.
tho two men were seen at the still
A short
Uroo afterwards an atttnrt wjj
. . i .t i n -
not ndn nnttl their Rraln U au jo oaro w:o uo-c r.
O. II. Bradley bu cnr.o to It'-Trjn to I Msllman cmu:i ari n c.-.rjr-a
Uorth CaroUna History and we can not COD cessions were oh the street in- ialso handles real estate. The offices
take employment on tho rilrod.
All who went to lha Uit report a
MtLADX
praise the students who have put forth Utp.ad of inside the ".Fair "grounds,
uch an effort tod highly; for they right- we hope to be before we put on
y deserve it: Other parts of our work another Fair and. in that case we
have been also satisfactory but probably can do such business as will guar
not so much so as our history classes. . an tee the protection of everyone
j-ue Dan game r naay was vciy amuo- even 01 tne most exacuug uito. u " - . I l- , .htk for a wrhool Lvx br
"S- xuw;.ixpiyxug.;biio;;-i:V- .ye U0P6 tO put plans On IOOW j KDUW vuaw u tiiu .
sixth grade boys. But "woe" to the Roniftt:mc S0QD, with the co-oper- wh0 will wish him well -wherever I J
girls for that game. The bell rang, .26 ilon of ur friends, to organize a ho may g0 or what ever he may
to 0 in favor of the boys. Wake np; or pA;r; Association here.' that will -v
are located in the First National nlc tlm.
Bank building. , . Old Fort, Oct. 31.-Allow me to tar
Mr. , Bell made many friends through your paper thut Ctx,IoI Crock
during his short residence in Ma- is rapidly comic to th front. Yrur-
rion who will regret very.much to day was a gnat day ror cs wo
iJ ' : uair asswiawuu ucjo. . 1 nnriPrtako
i iwwwo... , s . stimulate every pnase ui iuo xj-k a-
V The narentfl will be invited next week L.,i.-l i; f onr moon mnrfl to
.- ; lUultuiai 1110 ' . - - -
a Friday evening' exercise. ' 'AH are pverv Dart and parcel of our Coun-
Woodlawn Notes.
- imaji ooiuug cAoiuwu. every pan ana parcel oi uur wuu-
xpected and we intend to have a good ty. We have' the feeling that the - "Woodlawn, Oct. SO. Rev. J. C. Story
"time. Nothing rAn bfl more enconraff- iui TToI Una .rlnnn mnr.h rrnp.tipid for na Sunday and'Sunday
majoritT. ThU wm brocRtt
about through tho Influence and aUo
support of ?dr. and Mra. Ncnn.in J1:,
who bato Just closed a rucccfal school
here, together with the coomtion cf
Suet. Gllca, tho school board and wae
half dozen or more of Crooked Crrxk'i
bct citltcns who aro dctrnulned oa lt
tcring tho conditions of thinpi In our
township!"
tc n .irtlntr noma fmc work on oar
.WW w ' - H
1. 'TVii rrvxji frtmn'.MluSpri
cd that all lrnrroTc:::rut
fhall bo mailo to tho very best lntrrrst
Nothing can be more encourag- virf fiQ ftir ha3 ' done much InreVched for us Sunday and Sunday
"g iuau xo nave xnem visiw me buuwj., i stimulate tUO Agricultural auu i nigni. xxia eetiuuiAa it c -.
and we hope to make it pleasant while T?j,nofinnal .-linns" of our County, terestins;
' rhotr man t.nv . ' ' i ' I. . . , . J M rt I TTT .tota fVioT tba rVlTTt
, . . - especially, -.ana ;ir onunueu uuu , e .K-u . 71 nnbllcrtuai Therc
a-rcenaance has been tair tor tne last pr0perly conducted it Will aayer- crop in the cove 13 oeiwr man uw tenrir.
two weeks, something of course we are tiSQ our County not only through- expected. !- ' . Uhall bo mad
uTOnave. ; .-; r , - iout North Carolina, but taue our uianes wara n uuugUh nui -v-- ". w.'lonS to w tlwiij
w , name far oeyona tne uoma, :u!lV- . ;3J when the other dlstricta cf oar town-
uuv. Yvoourow vviison spoe 0ur State.;. ; " . , berouLi. v.. ey. ---1 hir wiU follofr otsr example. Then we
ne xexas State fair at Dallas last -We: wish again to ttianK our cx- name is now uemuey .nu .-. h a EOoJ ct ftt least
.-week and in a political talk at a' hibitors and tbqse wno neiyeu. 0i nensiey xr
uncneon he declared
success in the elections
- vvi aiui,y , uesurmeu iub party ixa icuiiumo.MMUiwvv..
controlled by the real progrssives other information as the public the cove.
. of the country, and urgedthat if may desire. ; ; r V v . . I am glad of the
"7QWTnprl J T,. iMoKGrAN, rres. what the corre5poi
Part of the Renuhliean .nrojrressive JrSV. PLES3, Vico-Pres.
that Yanhorn ar.d Hawkics r:.i le
the nttcrnfct, bclierir that Smith
had re ported thrir a till. Yanhom
a-.H Hawkins aro I v he!J cn
wo tndictmrnU for btcxkiiirs:
anl atmptic to burn Smith's
home. Morgan Wo News-Hera! J.
Additional .Machinery f:r Ccltsn
Hill More Hoj:c:.
Mr. D. D. LittlerPra!icr.t of
the cotton mill, returned from
Boston last week where he j ur-
chased additional machiLcry fcr
the mill. The company will
start at once to baiH t:veral rr.cro
houses, etc
Tho material for the houM it
expected in a few days nr.J work
rsill start. The machinery will bz
- "vote might be gained.
D. F.'Gnxs, Secy,
oppoxtunlty ' io read ery countr Urprl.
what the corre5pondent3 for Tho Pro-
, gres3 write from time to tim.'.
C;Tir.r.N.
Billys. . Sub-crib? to the Pi:oii:n.i.
furnished by the S:-co-P'tV: Com
pany, Newton Up;r Fr. Mr.
Fa!cs Jcnks of Pa-.vtu:l:-V. IL I.,
. 1 it T" . .... .. t J . ,
anu i:.c xraj". r v.i ...4 ...... , u-,-;
dale. -. ll.crc cc:.:r:.;
already into re 1 tod in tV.2 .V
Mill r.r. l r:m to rhorr i:..T. 1
ccr.f; !cr.co in the succc-. r.r. !
1 rer- of th-2 mill.