AWEEKI;NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1911.
VOL. XVI NO. 10
TCAPUCDC MrCTlMfl.
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McDowell County Association Cbn
: vened in Marion Saturday-
Large Attendance.
The second meeting of the Mc
Dowell County Teachers' Associa
tion convened in Marion Saturday
November 4tb; Quite a large num
ber of the members iwere present. -The
meeting was . held . for the
purpose of planning andoutlining
the Teachers Reading; course for
the year. : : ' -1-
Supt. ,D. F. Giles delivered a
ijrief lecture from which many
helpful suggestions were gleaned.
Various business matters were
next attended too. Following this
was a very important part of : the
Drosrram a discussion: How to
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teach children to study' By Prof .
. C. Griffin. .-J . . - .
The next regular meeting of the
Association, will be held in March
Flokencb Hunter, Sec'y . :
;V s; Our Town Library.
Now that the summer days are
gone and in their place - comes the
early twilight and the long eve
nings when we have more time and
inclination to read and study, we
PARENTS AND TEACHER
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Supt. Joyner Urges Co-operation
Between Home and School,
Parent and Teacher.
Thft fnllnwincr frnm TTnn. .T. V.
naturally turn 'to our town library joynert State - superintendent of
for this. pleasant diversion. w ct
The booksvin our library have 6 PmV mr.nt. vch hMA.
been most carefully and judicious- n :n r nf ul
" -tow.
ly. selected and is a collection that
I wish to make an earnest pica
piwM every uie. xne npe to your readers who ara patrons of
btodard s lectures contain a liberal tt,n nnWi(.
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eaucawon in iraver ana we cooperation of tho homo with tho
wmiifl - oi mwnai, m every part oi school of tho parent with tho teacb
the world, j -These magniflcent il- er in securing increased and rcgu
lutruuous are louua in no otuer lar attendance upon the public
books, ccKools and in enforcinrr discinlino
. The Standard WorksDickens, and faithful and conscientious per
Scott, Thackeray, etc., may J formance by the children of assign-
many times re-reaa. Also a - wide ed school dQties;
variety or Histories, especially se- btatistics show that only 45 per
lectea oecause tney are entertain- cent. of the total school population
mg ana enjoyaoie, miscellaneous between theages of 6-and 21 is i
reauiDK matter 01 an Kjnas ana in MaiW nttpndfinrA unnn thts nublm
Means New: Railroad. - Vm. Aycry Gibbs.
Asheville, Nor. 3. C. A. Dick-L Wm. Avery Gibba wts bora !a
ey and J. C. Campbell have boacbt Burko coantj. this sUlc, March
several tracts of land near Black 10th, 1S52, When about twenty
Mountain, along tho Southern rail- years of ac he went west Lctq
way to comprise a mill sito which he remained till about two months
will bo connected with the largo ago when ho returned to this scc
umoertracton Mount ilitcbcll that lUon. While in tho west he wcj
they recently purchased from S. engaged in mining. Oa June 19.
Montgomery Smith and his associ- 1SSD, m the sUto of Idaho, he wsls
atcs. I married to Misa NVlKft TilhKnrv
A deed for a right of way was! who survires him. For the reist
also Olcd in which Maggio C Mc I few years ho has been In declining
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iuuaiu, o. o. xuci-roaaia ana u. 1 ucajui tuiq rtiamca to loo plico
C. McDonald, transfer to them a of bis birth thinking that possibly
right of way AO feet wide across tho change would materially help
their lands in lilack Mountain town-1 him, but about two weeks ao ha
ship "for tho purpose of locating contracted a cold which deepened
and operating a railroad from some into pneumonia because of which
point on tho Southern rail way, near! ho died at his rooms at Mr. Jo,
Terrell's station, to a gap In tho I Morris's on Jjardca street, Friday
mountains at n point on the lino I morning, November 3rd. Helcarei
between Buncombe and McDowell 1 to mourn his death besides his
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counties." . voiea wire two sisters, iiesdi
All this.mcans that Mr. Dickey I Todd and Theodore McGimscy of
faction, the very best of our pres schoolsjand that only 63.7 icr cent and Mr Campbell are rapidly get- Burke county, one half-brother,
ent day writers. - nf th tntl nnmW f iMr.n n. ting things in readiness to build Mr. Harrison Gibbs of this county.
Over ::; twenty new books have roHed in tho public schools attend l' railroad from Black 5Ioun- an adopted daughter, Mr. A. V.
Garden City School Notes.
Much interest was taken in the beeaordered and will soon be ready daily jariDg the sessions of tho uio- or nf " lhcro to the top of Moore of Sa DeUgo, Cd.. tsi
SFridar evening exercises given by Pi.au"on among wmcn are schoois., It is impossibl0 for any
v - - - -. .1 IhA I Wsmai"k " I ha I
Mount Mitchell and operations oaltnany friends.
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ynn .1 ' ' . . . la nlf CO 1 1 FAAm t r -w rh n -4 r I I rf f rm I I I . mm m, m m m Mm m mm I m . . mm. mm. -1
the school Friday afternoon. The " ' '"""""."teacher, however intercsUng ho - -'" ..u. .v. wU vm.um
pupils did thei'r very best," and no Kennedy Square," The miy make. the work of the school, tho near futura... Tl.o cotnpleUon spent much of his tine in hi. lui
-one can do more. The first and Broadway," The Legacy," 'The and however faittiful ho may bo in .th t0 tbe sumt0''1 of JIonot I doic2 PX nKgfrss wort,
second grades recited, and sang i'0 )'jr'" 'e, p,'ones' the performance of his duties, to Mitchell u not contemplated for Thc words from the Rnt Pla
well, also the third, fourth, and ftory,' "Adventure of Aresene secur? regu,ily nnd punctuaUtr thmtcr although the owners ereamoDgthe , lt fa ha tmzd
rfifth grades acted' well their part. -n, and manv others A com- 0f attendanco or the faithful per- 11 bu.lt rougb he ffXflS
Th mnmftls; mnoSitionB: arid P.l?te hstvwill be printed at an formance of school duties, especial- Too Kivcr Gap. a disUnco of 1H tbe nccodlv. cor UaJeth in thi
The.' journals, compositions, and
recitations rendered by the sixth,
seventh and eighth; grades reflect
ed much credit upon themselves.
A number-, of the; parents were
present, who we feel enjoyed the
evening
early day.
It is now over 12 years since
this library was organized and few
towns of this size can boast of so
fine a collection of books and well
furnished rooms.
tnMMftl- AOC 1UVCr UaP- U15WUCO Ol Ml thft orllr
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lv of work assigned to bo done out rauc. Ano, Brnue win not cxccca Kay 0f sinners, norsittcth :n tb:
of school hours, without tho heartv 5 per cent at any point and thisiat of the scoYnful. But his
,o.nnMHnn t r,o win mai;o u ncncciiy sate lor pas-iinv" ia uc oi ir.ei3ra;a
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Many parents do not realize that Und nichLw Godhajilanlr Uken
artcr a child begins to attend school w . D, . one of hu choicest-
going to school should bo and is . ' ' . toncral exercises wens conductM
by
Thft ntraite that wft Kavft init " As child-1 o united paughtcrs or the from the home or Mr. Moms
...... . I famiiTr trill fool a narcnnol infarAefh i i . I .1 , I If X-,iw? T T
rw.H vhi. xrn i.i in . v r.t v i ihvsii 1.1 iM.ii i . - . - . i - - - ...
-can be halatVsmall of-lome g'dnrndm0 memd acter-forming period of life, the 'I. want to thank jroa M.in bcnslf $ . lti lo
do better than to place portraits, yefIJesfay and-Saturday, from wbrk, and tho business habits that tho good dmocr which ' too k-tc
mn -i.,. v,. to5o clock p. m. Miss Margaret n0 acuircs in the ncrformanco of us October 20. You Duchtcrs
tsan be seen each day by the pupils Wmslow, a most elncient librarian, this main business of the formative don't know the enjoyment we vet- xhxi it liit! Ur4 am
Thk k onft wav to make our his- WH send catalogues to any desir- period of his life, will, determine erans get out of meeting together 4r.f:, ari r ! t
Bald Mountain ?ife.
Il4 tt-
toryv geography and other, lessons
'leal, and in fact the school a reali-
'ty, and not a dream-land. . "
Let us urge, once again,
patrons to visit the school. Some
wait until they receive a written
invitation, sdme do not come at all.
xou can not come when you- are
Xkti wanted. $&f-
ing them.
the mauner in which ho will per- and discussing tho times of the C0& tr irfrw jtra xt cVr.
form the main work of his life in Wo never tire, and by your 5 f " tV
the world as a man. will fix tho thoughtfulncss of cs wo hid the JT JTTv V?L lZ fr"
I . . M. -mm'r V W m w W . at.
Wa.den and a Funny Story.
the' The'Greenwich (Conn.) Graphic, business habits on his life and the honor to meet with you all and
,me in an article giving an Recount of most potent in the shaping of his enjoy a pleasant reunion. And
one,of Walden s mysterious enter- character. sinco you could not please an old
tamments, says: If he is allowed to bo irregular soldier better than to feed him
"While coming from Florida ;n his attendanco nnon Krhonl. well, for It seems that we've been
recently he met a gentleman who L-lc cl-AMl .0tAmft:J rinnrtrr Rinr thi war. wimn,t sir
Round Hil! School.:
with, his dinner; the magician's
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in the performance of his other cnouga 10 express our apprrciauoa
Dower having been -doubted, he school duties, ho will not only bo for tho bountiful dinner so nicely
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The dormitories are all fall and the volunteered to return me leem 10 uuam.wso ur iu uua penw w ua juu im..
- . . . , . il TtTU t A. J I hnt r Ck rtr 1 1 1 nlmAct .f oinlii .Aml l 1 . 1 .l
srork in the school and on the field is tueir owner. YYaiaea urst asseu u. a.uiwo, v uy iu.m 1 am inacca proua oi ino xaci
doing well. - : : : : tor a line, hook and a piece of meat. "i:? that our county has an org-ntd
We will be elad to have others. . We h receiving- inese no oaiiea idq uum wAttV"4U " uwu u
. . . . ' . i ' i : a a. za. i inn nonnr nnciriAco mrw ir rrha. a
rill open another honse when needed, hook ana casi n oyerooara. in a w-atuw
1 haVebne thirdtof 5the ; amount ;to be ?ew minutes ne ieii a tug ana OQ wu,wu4uu , A " . .
pulling it in a fash was ; found on every aay. xoo cunu, uiat is ai
the end of the line. Walden then lowed to stay away from school
turned to "the man who had lost upon . the pretext of bad feeling,
the teeth and commanded him to bad weather, or the placing of a
cut the fish open. "On doing so day's pleasure before aday's duty
the teeth were discovered."" v at school, will almost inevitably
Graded School Auditorium, Nov- r.?,w in.l?,a man u0rr womaa Sa:
-raised and have hardly , made a start on
he territory to be canvassed.- ; "
" Two of onr bes.t teachers, Misses fcal
lie i Nanney and Bessie Rayburn, . went
: ; toGrover Saturday to teach school: We
feel confident that they will do, honor to
themselves and to onr school, j ;
'' Miss Eva Edgerton and Mr. Joseph
, Powell -were married at , the home of
Bld. Long in Morganton . Thnrgday.
?hey spent Sunday with her mother and
lister who live in Montford Cove. - .The
bride and groom have bur best wishes.
The minutes of the Green River As
sociation for the cnurches in McDowell
re at ;B. B. Wce'sxstore. ..j They are
excellent minutes. Call and get them
or your church. , I- J. Hunt.
President Taft has issued his an
imal Thanksgiving proclamation,
falling upon citizens of the United
States to celebrate Thursday, the
30th dav of November next. : as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer. ;
. Waitl Watchl" Be ready. - Spe
cial announcement - in The Pro-
obess next week. " : l .
J CAT.
tdoelj, with B, F. Hcrtca j t
Ho hjj Ea4 m iped a. Vc-liUA. ac i tH
hAr ikea an lsUrl la icboci,
!rrry hx .Irmrcl
Bat w aU snr ttat U Cc to
trill wctcca lh clcn9 icvL 1:5 U
from Bra4 III rtr rkitM IUM ifrc-
chapter .of Daughters, and I can Ula Ui KssdT.
ftcjcnrft thorn n oni of thft ritrari I ,.Frftck IIau,. Bra Hcrlca ftii TLirrrl
ember 11.
will be frequently, found absent
from hisusiness and his nost of
. Bears Plentiful. 7. dutjr upon the slightest pretext,
Linville Falls,Nov. 2.-Three at vLBull ?f
' nhaMAfaii thOT mill Artartl him t r
bears m one morning, the firatday s oyercomo obstacles and to perform
hunt and before 10 o'clock, is the unpleasant duties for duty's sake.
Tecord made by Mitchell Burleson In the name of the child, for bis
onl enn Pmmodorfl; ' famons future welfare, therefore, 1 most
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and Mrs. F.;T. Martin, of Canton, the chifd in securing regular and
Ohio. ; The chase was not a very punctual attendance, . prompt and
loner one. for the bears were iat laitntui periormanco or every
trr-. fV, Kooirxr nViP5tnnt mast 'And school duty, and prompt and cheer-
XtSll VUU AtmiiMWJ ww - - a I l - J . It
the hounds were f resh. The game ment of propcrIy constituted au
was taken onSteers creek, about thority in childhood,-in tho form-
ten miles from this place The ativo period of life, for tho form-
bnntq start f rom here.' where the ation of habits and the development
snides and hounds are. Mr. Bur- of that strength that alone can givo
leson says there are more bear and any reasonable assuranco for suc-
fllcrt roilH turkevs. - . l cess ana scrvico in mannooa.
that wo feel honored by their kind-
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ness ana wui iook xorwara 10 our
meeting again in tho near futum
when wo will bo given our crosses
of honor. -
S. P. Tatr.
State Building Contract. .
.llalcich. rov. 1. Tho state
building commission tonight award
cd the contract for tho new state
building to John T. Wilson and
company, of Richmond, Va., the
TsjUt uijula p!MLrsr trip lo Cl.lz-.ziri
Ilnck as4 rrTcct hAtir kA ft ri
linn.
MLmt Elbl ftaa Berlin D!:ca t.4
Mcrdic'.h ftad ilrrtl Xlzcj wrra
gzttL ftt Lho boot cf B. L. IxUZZej
Ixtl week.
w cdlin. Mr. Bobcrt II sdi u ftr I Hr.
Somh DteJcl of Bt Cat wcr curr'.e.!
Ut Saturday. Brcowmn).
Rocky Pass Hewj.
bwa Ar4 ftr tt t-Lrr gAlhrir ccra
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completo bid being $153,000. This hn bora ral ca lizMj cktLIi
i ut.i nrui.:-u I Tear. Ccra thackirr iio U Lrro lt
was oufc uiu iu uiu. a uo uu- A M i-iiric-, ti, t . v
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ma was -j.wVU'. wu uc i an ira mj w v-.r owa i:x:z; . -:
. 1. 1'-" :. year. T&o irri ere? u atoai
CiUCU MJ uavu HJO wuwu wuiuiui- THS tft. tUi vn-r k-ir
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constructed ox Indiana iimcsionoiia oar tectica.
and to have all the window frames, m ,.f Brown cf juhrrn u at :
. . - . . .. I for ft ifw we-tA. iilM aci iJrc-rr. i
sashes and doors or mcui, making cto llirb S:boc4 u tLk-.::
tho buildinc- almost absolutely Ore- broefkj SaLiy.
on I lira. C. I-Vh!!-fta-1 cllVIrta
IIIXKJI. XllUiU IH.1U uauj uw
handed in and considered.
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Ilriilnj wxt
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m.A i,. fr- -:n 1 baIci Satarlar, ftjcccrajacli d It
Tho best ofTer jet will bo an-1 c HcjIi
nounccd next week. Tnn rnexjer.. I 1