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ESTABLISHED; 1 896.
MARION,! N. 'C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1911.
VOL. XVI NO. 13
0LDFQRT HAPPENINGS
year ends, v
0.1 Perry of Asheville '-, is in
Concrete Sidewalks Nearing Com- town on business.
p I et i o n-r-Than ksgi yi ng S e r-
vice Personals.
Old Fort Nov; 2-Tbere ,hai
been some wonder
ments made in:bur little village , in
the past few months;; The new
; Mrs. J. W. Walker lef t.Monday
for Canton.to visit her son, U. G.
Walker;Vrv'::;
f ' Mrs. ' Julia lark ;returned to
Canton Monday after a. few days'
visit to relatives and friends here.v
Rev; George Curtis and family
in
concrete sidewalks on Main street w tma ' : v,
are almost complete. ..They cer- j aftcr. a ;weeVs visit'. to
town and the . cinder'; days are al-
most forgotten. I jNo doubt there is
DISTRICT CONVENTION
County Organization , of P. 0. S.
of XA. Meet in Seml-Annual "
V ; Session at White Pine.
upon tho minutc3 of the county
organization. m
I (Signed) C. E. IIou5i
- , - A. W. GnxiAir,
E. S. II a nui s
' . : Comniittce.
OfEcers of the county organiza
tion of tho P. O. S of A., in this
county,' and delegates from tho
several camps of this order met in
semi-annual session in Whito Pine
school house, Montford Covo, Fn- publication then and, as spaco b
aLc C ")
Too 'Many Declnnem Curt cn Tco
t-Jrg Scf Mctt Ccmpr.cn Lf
ro" It Ltamtng Too Ft."
It was decided to hold tho next
meeting in Marion, May 10-11, SOME MISTAKES IN POULTRY
1912.
A lengthy and interesting re
port of tho convention was received
at this oflico too lato last week for
I It It "Wtll for Ihft la
1 ,m -m . II. - - - . I - -r
aay ana Saturday, JSovember 17-18. limited this week, only tho main tirko ct ceo mto ar mcrtzi
ii. aeiegauon irom uamp iNo, 4-1 or I parts aro Rivca awvc x-lutuii. i I ur uii -rj
to sit as honorary members. Camp
No. 30 acted as host for the oc-
C0L0HY HOUSES PROVE BEST
casion. - V '
The session - held Friday night
was devoted principally to reports,
District President W. I. Fortune
conducting the business in his usual
efficient manner." Short and time-!
ly addresses were made by Rov.
W. L. Haynes, D. M. ; and B. C.
Havo Many Advantaset Decautt They
- Can Bo Moved From Place to
Place WUh Little Trouble.
I liko colony boutes bccauio tbey
can be rnoved easily . from tUce to
place and thua Insure clexa eurrotind
lng3 for the chicks. Tbey aviso enable
one to take the broods from an unde
sirable place such as the docrjaxd or
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many a thankf ulij'sboe l'jsai&iils l Some i N uts ; foiv Farnid rs:-tto c Crack;
everybody i as iwell - satisfied, :the U y How ; : much do you . suppose it
merchants tor instance? ;t v(i costs you a year to repair wagons
J. L. JNichols has y installed on acd ; harness ';. on account of bad
the back part of his store : lota roads? How mucb does it cost you
new corn mi con- i yearj for" shoes and .clothing that
venience ; to those ;-wno are Vnot are ruined by your children wading
afraid to indulge iii the through 'the mud to school ? ' How
kdiet." v - The mill does good work mucn does it cost you a year for
and Mr. Nichols is kept tosy t medicine to cure vbuf children's
The Old Fort J&raded .School is colds contracted ici woding through Arro wood, W." L. Fortune, A. W.
movingf onnicely;l the .mud to school? How much; of Gilliam and L. D. Hemphill. .
seem well ;safiedSm a dama'aiyear is 'the mud that ' Saturday morning, a public was
of teachers. ;.T is ex; prevents yourJ children from at held. Several hundred friends and
''g0SS0ffi tending school; or damagQ to them; ?le?. wero Pnt n addition .to
verai:;OB about 100' members of the order.
ing on the new railroad ; at Bluer How much damage to you is our The progress and work of the . or-
mohtfpg bad roads inpreventing your reach- der-were outlined by Lli.-Eeel
Ross Hoffman, Frank ing market with J your - produce? ad A. W. Gilliam, President L. D.
;eorgarmore are -perfectly; willing to. spend Hemphill, of Camp No. 30, wel
inte0nplorid money, in the buying of reapers corned, the visitors and introduced
Rev.vB.; K :D and mowers and other farm machin- County Superintendent of Schools
$oi ery.Y6u are i willing to purchase D. F, Giles who made the -princi-
He and his family arrived last week (triages -and harness.- At the pal address. ; ;
irni$aye price potatoes are.Jtodaybne loiad iThis was given in. tho speaker's
would be erago Mariner V tax usual taking way and the." respon-
fett ta01d?rt?Iast wtjekmf teifre-i f 6r tenears f oV good roads, t siveness t)f tho audience fully in- ouuar for food by converting into Ccta
siding a year in Brevard; :; We are Uhe; end of : ttat . time the roads Seated that his' efforts oa behalf --
giaa to welcome tnem DacK; to uia would be good and you could vote 01 luo pM50 OI eaucauon were the house or the brooders when sbou:
to rescind the law! if you wanted to wgbly regarded.- ; six weeks old. if tskeo from bens
George Hyams Has purchased a aiid you : would ; have "your good : Adidurning at 12:30 o'clock, the UTc at that tLe li not rVadr
4ot on Baileyav roads and no tax for thirty or forty next hour was given over to the marked should bo marked with a pool
.toilding aSe refreshing consideration ' of good punch.
Miss Izzie Cra lectedlC ' ' . . things to eat prepared by tho ladies a umpoyardby wirenefunF
nip jie management ' . v . '. ', . - "V.-v. ' , : of the community. -Every person not less than two feci high. A con
Hotel A ReahNewspaper Bargain. i seeminnlv most thorouchlv cniov- 'cnt size for this yard, is one rod
again in charge. ' - As ;will be :seen in our offer else- ed themselves. - ;
1? thej Biblical Re- where in The Prooeess, we offer Reconvening, the organization
ordeJp3aJurday four publications i or ; but little elected . officers for tho ensuing
in tbn and preiached Sunday imorA- more than the price of one. r They term, viz: Past President, L. D.
ing and night at the Baptist ch are The Atlanta Georgian Weekly Hemphill; President, W. L. For-
; Miss Ada Lave A. W. Gil-
"?e f Ann '-PaV -o ' am rl a rra ' . ... . : - I 'flit- 1.1 . ' 3 fTV I ,' " '' r -r " '
jiKt. -
' 81do Elevation,
the garden and keep them la a, field
where there Is plenty of Insect food c
scattered rra In left by the binder or
the reaper, writes W. J. Jcdson in. the
orange Judd Farmer. In such surround
lcs the chicks can sare considerable
each way. Of course, the larger the In
closure,, the more grass thero will be
for the chicks. It .is best to keep
them here for three or four days, or
a week, depending upon their ag
and tho dlstanco they are rcmoTcd
from their former, location. When
they become accustomed to the place.
the ieuce may be remoted by uslc
says the Ioultry Journal
Too many nortecs start cn too
large a scale. They are not ecstent,
to begin at tho bo item rocad cf th
ladder and gradually c!ln:b to ti
top. That Is loo slow fcr them. IT
blessed with sudclcnt ca-ltaj they ara
pretty sure to start cn a Urge scale
Without experience. Is it any wendtr
that they do not succeed?"
But this is cot the only wum cf
failure wtta the beginner. The eth
ers might brte 2y be vrtatri &s hir-
ing too much land; buildings too acat
tered. entailing too much urnrorj :xry
labor; the breed or breeds t:-ctfl
col being suitable for the pur;ott
Intended: hcux net built u;ca
the sanitary plan; too much chang
leg of the bill of faro; unmlndlul cf
small details; harboring too much un
profitable slock; cartlessneu In ca
Ing for ailing birds; relying too
much ca hired help, and learning too
fast.
U Is a waste cf coney to buy tco
much land. From 5 to 10 acres It sui
Ccient for the largest kind cf ctanL
A general mistake Is the continual
changing cf the b'.U cf fare- Therw
hould bo one syitca of frtdtrg and
that regularly flowed. The. VM cf
fare .should ccntxla the greate.il va
riety ;cu:i!t, but the syium should
net b changed New articles cf food
should net be girt 3 to the excludes,
of cthen cntU the fowls hate had a
chance to beeem" acquaint td tLh
them. All addition or changta
should t gradually made. If tht
fowls are doing wfU cu what they
are getting, no change should bt
made at alL ;
Probably the most cemco crrcr la
"leamlrg too, fast." It U a cot-
wcrthy fact that, aa a rule, by th
cloie cf the fim year the Ugtnner
forms th? oplnlcn that he kncs it
alh Thirty years sput la the -poultry
yard has Uunht th writer that
he has much yet to team. Thr is
always something tew tumlrg up.
The win mm rrsclt. atudlet. rrs
tices and InTen'Jgats. thus dally add
ing to his elcre cf knowledge.
azine; The Gentlewoman and The Ham; . Secretary, C. E. Houso; hoppers which contain one-half to SUCCESS IN TURKEY RAISIJiQ
Dr; D MMcIntosh was s called
'toAslteyUlelas
: sionat Jbusinessl?i!
v :MrsG. i;H Burginspent .a;:day '
in;in f Mar ibn;f
Our premiums;
ifTmPBoaRESS is now offering to
all subscribers who pay a year 'in
advance from this time . or' a year
frbin'the date of. their subsciption
MrsJ Minnie Saunders of Marion if already paid in advance, a Vplen-
s;visitingirlati did two-bladed pocket knife. We
3MrJj!jp have three styles " to select from;
Asheyillg; 'ispentf iaf eways' ;tere and subscribers may take their
abso
imply
Miss Lillie tytle spent a day in as a premium to pay in advance.
'Asheville;lasi ;week'::-"':;irrV Pay' up all arrearages, , if any, , to
Russell Nichols can date, and for another year and you
Brvsont wek getja knife f riee; ; : Or, if you pre-
fined,to his- p f er it, we wiU give instead of the
is imnrovink He lias been work- knifeiva; pair of splendid 8-inch
J ) is iri to wn for a few days.
Xnere one year M. of F.. I. Ii. Reel: Conductor, one bushel of feed, but sonsiderable
eryiceatthea Treasurer, W. M.
day: ni you get the three extra : papers or Goodson; Guard, W. B. Marlow;
takemf6rthe;or sum of 25 Inspector, j. D. Jimison. The
y ; Mrs. George Ste centsT Th'ey are worth four times office of chaplain was left open to
is that amouht. ; Pay up while this be filled by appointment vby, tho
Stepp. . - offer is open, f Even if your time president U
7 :Mr;; and Mrs., Charley ;Hyams is not out it 'will :pay you to set I1 The following resolutions were fc
and littl daugntertbftCanton: flre I voxir snbscriotion .another vearlread and ndnnted. vr I
visiting the parents ol to get this big'offerJ v ."Resolved, that tho county. . Or-
Mr. and Mrs. George Hyams.
Inadvliable for One ta Attempt ta
Rear Larse Fowls Unlets Acund
jnce cf Space AvaSlshJt.
It Is InadTlsahU fcr any cue to at
tempt turkey rearing unlets they hare
abundance, of space, fcr the birds.
clsuo y liio jsppu y ; . w u ajr .uci o and: suoscriDers may : taKO
lasteekivisit4 choice H The knife costs you i
friondsillfitg lutein nothingi and is!given sii
s
improving. ; He lias been work
ing in a barber shop at Bryson.,
srdinpa few ds at h(Di
vXQllt
the front with
And gossip ; fei (tfere ?wU
spring tension shears. : ' V
;-lirywire'::already paid in ad
vance you can take ; advantage of
this offer by paying up for another
year, i It vvill pay you. to do it.
Charcoal is the common fuel, of
two or 'three more before the Japan.
GO to 70 chicks Is shown In. the ac
companying Illustration. It is six by
three and one-half feet on the ground,
threo feet high in front and two feet
behind. Iron roofing or building papr
Front of Colony House. '
KanizaUon of tho Patriotic Order may 09 "T, " ,
Sons of America, of McDowell Js """ i ".!he a"
: 4 onco or twice a wee.
uuuutjr, iu w.uiuy tuuvBuuuu us- ."a Terr convenient slxcd bouse for
house, "Montford Cove, Saturday,
November 18, 1911, do herewith
express its deep-felt appreciation
of the courtesies and helpful aid
extended bv CamD'No. 30. and the maj be used, both on the top and cn
4-A oA iri;fto . KfTf tne siaes. txr noors. cne-inca maico-
Core, and further bo it ed tutr, b"LJIi!' JB.'.1
v Kesolved, that theCOunty organ- pUned. In the summer thv chicks
ization hold it ever in constant ro- need an opening about ten Inches wide,
memberanco that the entertainment running the entire length of the front.
and kindness shown was such as to This may be covered on the Inside
endure for all time, and further it. one-inch mesh poultry wire.
yQ i - . Where tho door is full high, three feet,
- -r t j .c a It I? much handler to hav a sctxened
Resolved, that to tho Visiting opnIog oa the top, ten Inches In
memoers 01 vamp xxo. ot i;uin- U,Uth. as shown la the drawing. Two
r
Gobbler and Mtn.
more
perhaps
1 . t
erIoa, county, wo cxtena our
thanks and appreciation for their!
attendance and assistance' as they
so ably contributed to tho success
of the convention, and further be it
. Resolved; that copies of theso
resolutions bo sent to each camp in
McDowell county; a copy to camp
No. 44, of Rutherford county; a
copy to tho Marion Pnoonsi for
than any ether CczU
sens of the poultry yard, are enable
to bear tfurjSnemcuL 8cndry attempts
bare been made Vy. rear them In I'
Ited runs, but aa yet the ert Lu
tot met with succeta. Thce who are
faTorcd wlLh trace will -find turkey
rearing prcCiat. pTorlicd that they
can eecure attention being given to
the birds.
men can carry. such houses frum place
to place or one person can shift them
by moving one end at a lime. Dy us
ing colony houses, I bllcto the farmer
can produce healthier chicks with let
expenso and better than b j . th 0 ordi
nary methods practiced on most f arms.
Hi 0 Printers Cost Correvt, in
Greensboro l-M vre?:, or.rnr::-1
"by electing IL K.Si:r.aa, Durham
President, J. J. Stosc, Grc:r. Voro,
vice president; C. G. Hirri: :,
Greensboro, r cc r c t z r y -1 rt .v. zrcr.
10 parpece o; 1:.
Thcro was considcrablo tnorr in
tho mountains' last vreck rind thoi to nJopl a cr.ifcrrn
publication and a copy to bo spread 1 mercury dropped to tea above zero, mutiny the ex;', of
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