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A WEEKLY, NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY JANUARY 4, 1912.
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HOLIDAY MARRIAGES
4Mr. Bochy and Miss NicholsMarried
Sunday Evening Giley-
Kirby Nuptials Today,
Sunday night at 9 o'clock at the
;ifbme of W. H. Hawkins on Depot
street, a very quiet wedding took positioa as stenographer for Liip
place when Mr. Lindon L. Bolcb fca , Tobago Pnnv.
and Miss Ethel Nichols, daughter
of Mrs; J. A. Finley, were united
in marriage, Rev Edward Long
officiating. The marriage was quite
a surprise to friends of the young
couple.
The bride is an excellent young
woman of amiable disposition and
has a wide circle of friends. Mr.
Bolch is a sturdy, reliable young
'man and stands well with his as
sociates, h or several years he has
oeen a most; emcient employee ot
the jfROGRESS ana nis services
have been highly valued. He is a
splendid young man of excellent
qualities, and he and his bride have
the best wishes of a host of friends
for a long and happy life.
The happy young couple left
Monday for Hickory where they
'will snend a few davs at the home
tU mnm'fi mronfc Mr Wl
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Mrs. J. A. Bolch.
Mr. W. K. M. liilfeey lett yes
terday for Charlotte where to-day
je will receive as his bride Miss
Hattie Kirby, the charming daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Kirby
of that'city.vThc3 wedding-
take place at thei residence at 6
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o'clock: p. m. after which the bridal
couplelwill leave;f or Marion where
they will be at homo to their
ineuus uu aiaiu succu
Mr Oilkev is nonular nd
nrominent vouna business man of
this place with a large circle of
friends by whom, he is held in the
highest esteem. Miss Kirby is an
attractive young woman and quite
popular. She will be given a warm
welcome to Marion by the many
friends of Mr. Gil key.
Mrs. EL W. Dysart is jnst in receipt
-of news of the marriage of her sister,
Mrs Miriam Swinney Boscoe to Mr.
Korman M. Fox of Asheville. The for
mer is well known hre having made
iher home for about a year with Mrs.
Dysart.
Mr. Fox has been an enployee of the
.Southern Railroad for several years,
and is at present chief clerk to District
Freight Agent Orr.
. 'The wedding took place in Spartan
burg S. C, in November. The couple
kept it secret and sprung a New Year's
surprise upon their, friends. Mr. and
Mrs. Fox will reside in Asheville.
j. M. Swann, of Spruce Pine, and
Mrs.' Nannie Elliott, of Rocky Pass
were married at home of the bride at
Chapel Hill, December 28, Rev. M. L.
Kavlor officiating.' The happy couple
A left for Spruce Pine the following day
? Wliccompaiiied by Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Po-
CW teet and A. McGee.
Forest Cobb and Ethel Jones
both of Rutherford County, were
married at the Baptist parsonage,
Monday at 11 a. m. , Rev. Edward
Long officiating.
Marriage Near Old Fort,
On Thursday December 28th,
1911, high noon, at the home of
the bride's parents, near Old Fort,
Miss Mary Juanita Noblitt, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Noblitt, was married to Mr. Rex
ford Morton Maugans, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Maugans, of Wolfs-
1 ville, Md Rev. W. Mallonee
I officiating. Mv. JMaugans is aq, exr
cellent business man, and now holds
a position as bookkeeper for the
Maryland Lumber Company of
Denmar, W. Ya. Because of his
admirable qualities and irreproach
able, character he is hicrhlv esteem-
ed b hosts'of friends. Until No-
Vftmuer 18t, Miss Noblitt held
Winston - Salem, N. C. where she
ftn t.hA f ripinMnnf mamr 'kM.im
of her ambitious business ability
anA u0r ftm;0Ki0 rloe; '
The nonnle left nn the Anie
hRvnress for Tlenmr w V
where they wiU make their home
Quiet Christmas in Marion.
Christmas in Marion passed off
uuuipai auycij quicu. xue weaiuer
was so disagreeable that few people
Rt.;rred abont much. Rt.nwlir the
stores were pacsea with eager
Christmas shoppers, and that even
ing the streets were thronged with
men, women ana cnuaren, all hur
rying hither and thither, purchas-
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C0Untrv as well as manv town Deo-
Lle havinff waited until the last
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count or tne oaa weatner auring
the weetd
There was considerable popping
of firecrackers and an abundance of
other fireworks used, but no special
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cards atiu- place cards!
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nof a. wl, ael nfc
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the Methoaist, mptist ana rresby
termu a oaiu ua vCuiU.
At each or tne cnurcnes there was
a tree and very pleasing .exercises.
On Christmas day the banksl
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houses were closed the greater part
of the day, thus allowtng merchants
and clerks a day of rest and pleas
ure.
Some New Year Resolutions.
I resolve the following year that
I will not drink any, unless I
dry very dry.
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That I will let people mind their
own business and assist them all I
can.
That I will agree to obey my su
periors, if I have any.
mi -w m m m . m
mat l will always forgive my
enemies, especially those I can't
whin.
That I will strive to be in love
and charity with my neighbor, if I
see I shall need him to back me in'
some pursuit of life the coming
year.
' That I will subscribe forThe Pro
gress and promptly pay for the
same.
That ,1 will trade at home and trv
and get back some of the money I
squandered abroad the past year.
Keport of Old Fort graded school
for term ending December 23rd,
1911: First grade, enrollment 42,
aveage'39; second grade, 36, aver
age 34; third grade, enrollment 30,
average 29; fourth grade, enroll
ment 26, average 23; fifth grade,
enrollment 15, average 14; sixth
grade, enrollment 17, average 13;
seventh grade, enrollment 18, aver
age 16; high school department,
enrollment , 18, average : 15; .total
enrollment 202; total average 183;
: J. W. McCall, Supt.
HOLIDAY SOCIAL EVENTS
Mrs. Kirby and Mrs. Hopper and
Others Entertain During
the Holidays.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week the attractive home of Dr.
G. S. Kirby was the centre of
Christmas festivities when Mrs.
K.irDy entertained twenty friends
at "Forty-Two." The house was
prof use,y. ecorated in Christmas
greens with large bowls of white
hyacinths. Mrs. Kirby
sisted in dispensing hospitality by
Mrs. W, W. Neal and Mrs. Minnie
Blanton. After a very spirited
game a most elaborate six o'clock
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liea ,WttS at two lon iaD,es
the dining room, where the
decorations were holly with an
abundance of exquisite red carna
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tions. ine enure anair was"-one
of beauty and delightful sociability
and prominent among the social
affairs of the holiday season.
Friday afternoon, from 3 to 6
o'clock, Mrs. John S. Hopper en
tertained at her hospitable home
in compliment to The Friday Club
anQ & feW ther IHendS, Bridge
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nopper was assistea in receiving
w nRSta bv Mrs R w ; nMp,
and Miss Ratliffe. Thc
decorations were exceptionally at
i fpopf iTTQ heinor in I InriQtmoc orreenc
andtthe beautiful Poinsetta, the
m water colors, the work of the
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hostess, wera much admired. Af-
ter a delightful hour at cards the
sixteen guests were seated at one
long table in the dining room
where the decorative scheme was
in keeping with tho drawing room
and reception hall. Here each
nlflee wc markprl hr the nninQettn
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and a very unique basket of de-
lip.inns hnn hnnc hntb the truplr nf
thu artjstic A beautifu,
box of fine 8tati was awarded
Miss Winslow for the highest
score, also one similar was award
ed to Mrs. Hugh F. Little for the
next highest score, while a hand
some poinsetta poster was given
as consolation to Mrs. A. BlantAn.
The entire function was artistic in
every detail.
Mrs. Hopper entertained ten
young lady friends at a formal
Christmas tea Wednesday p. m.
The Christmas holly and decora
tions gave a charming touch of
color to the handsome gowns worn
by the guests. This was an .ex
ceptionally merry party made joy
ous by the radiantly happy euests
and their hostess.
The young men of Marion gave
a reception last Thursday evening
at the Marianna hotel in honor of
the girls who are spending the hol
idays at home from various col
leges. The couples as they arriv
ed were shown to the parlor, and
when all had put in their appear
ance, they repaired to the dining
room where delicious refreshments
were served, after which various
games were enjoyed very much by
all. The following young people
were present: Misses Julia Bur
ton, Kate Mae Streetman, Nelle
Blanton, May McCurry, Pearl
Gibbs, Annie Baber and Mary Po
teat; Messrs. Will Blanton, Ed.
Kanipe, Byron Conleyf Eccles
Gray, Ged Gi!esy Joe Giles-, Frank
Morphewry-Roland Morris,, and
Winfield Keeter.
Miss Annie Baber entertained at
a Leap Year partv Monday night,
January 1, 1912. This party prov
ed to be one of the most enjoyable
of the season. esDeciallv for the
young ladies present. Misses Jul-
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la Burton, Mary Poteet, May Mc-
Curry, Frank Leihart, Moffit Sin-
clair, Louise and Maude Green,
Julia Sinclair; Messrs. Frank Mor-
phew, Ed. Kanipe, Kenneth Kirby,
Grafton Bird, Will Blanton, James
Owen, Eccles Gray, Ged and Joe
Giles, Will Poteet, Fred Hemp
hill, Winnie Keeter,, Doc McCur
ry enjoyed Miss Baber's hospital
ity.
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entertained a number of friends
last Wednesday evening in honor
of Miss Mary Hubbard, of White
I Stone, Va. The rooms were pret-
tilv decorated with Christmas bells
and holly. Progressive games were
pmj,cu at uvc taui. i.ncr cuju,y-
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ujK uit-MJ lor a wiuie uio young
men proceeded to find partners for
refreshments by matching cards on
which were written Christmas
toasts. These and LeaD Year for-
afforded much amusement
the guests
reluctantly departed.
A few young men of the town
delightfully entertained the young
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laaies or tneir set at an miormai
o6th ; at the home of
Miss Mary
Gordon Greenlee. Games were
plaved and enjoyed by all. After
partaking of delicious refreshments
the guests made merry until a late
hour when they departed, thank-
ing the hosts for the good time
they had had.
Miss Lillie Magnan entertained
informally at cards on New Year's spent Thursday here,
night in compliment to her two E. Geer and family spent Christ
brothers, Messrs. Norman and mas here with Mrs. Geer's parents,
Bert Magnan, who return shortly Mr- and Mrs- w- Hemphill,
to their business in Asheville. . Bfn Martin has been seriously
w.ettm,e.umnntfcy ci ill for the past week. R. A.
Dainty refreshments were served Abernethy h en in charge of
at a late hour, and the entire even- tne store puriDg his illness.
ing was delightfully informal. Miss Eva jg nad tne mis-
. i ... T ,. fortune to. get one of her lower
During the week Misses Julia Hmbs broken in several places be
Burton and Mary Poteet entertain- low the knee one night last week,
ed in honor of the boys and girls She and Miss Lewis and Fulton
who were home for the Christmas
holidays.
Death of a Child.
Old Fort. Jan. 3. The many friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ebbs will be pain
ed to hear the death of their little son
Buster, which occured at their home in
Knoxyille, Tenn., last Friday morning
at two o'clock. The remains were
brought to Old Fort Soriday morning
and the fnneral service was conducted
from the home of the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Williams. Monday
afternoon. Interment was made at Old
Fort Cemetery. Mrs. Ebbs before her
marriage was Miss Lollie Williams and
has many friends here who sympathize
deeply with her in the loss of her little
babe.
North Carolina made the best
showing ra the number of prison
commitments of any state in the
union for the year just ended,
cording to a statemtnt issued by
the census office Saturday. There
were only 123 commitments for
every 100,000 inhabitants in North
Carolina, while Arizona's propor
tion, which was the highest for
any state, was 2,992 for every 100,
000 people. The entire prison
population for the United States
was 113,579 and the number'1 of
! committments 479,763.
BRIDGEWATER DOINGS-
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Miss Logan Injured in Accident
A Marriage and Other Events
of General Interest.
Bridgewater, Jan. 1. .Misses
Julia Rust, Myrtle Hemphill and
Hattie Mae Ballew of Asheville,
Florence and Nettie Hemphill of
Glen Alpine High School, Pearl
Tate of Sevier, Carrie Tate of
Stroudtown, Eddie Young of Nebo.
nnd Abner Seals and Walter Rust
of Virginia, Ruffin Rust of Be re a
College, Ky., and Ivey Pool of
Trinity College, spent the holidays
here with homefolks.
Miss-Sadie Seals, who has been
in Dr. Long's training school for
nurses at Statesville for. the last
I iew iuuuuis, came nome 10 spena
Lu etmfle Kf A .
Qf appendicitis and was taken back
to the hospital. She is getting
along nicely now and will be able.
10 oul aain 10 aDout a weeK-
K IissMI Qlemmie McCanless of
wjtn her cousins, the Misses Rallew.
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sUgar Hill were visitors on the
creek last week.
Holt Tate of Union Mills spent
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a lew aays nere last weeK witD
relatives.
Miss Annie Lewis spent Christ
mas at Union Mills with homefolks.
The K. of P. banquet was given
Thursday, December 28. Owing
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that the picnic would be postponed
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tendance was not as large as usual.
BuTTTetferthcless everyone enjoy-
ed themselves. Kev. iMurphy of
Hickory and U K McKesson of
M nrtru ntnn marlP inrnrpstinrr to I Iro
on education, which every one en-
joyed.
W. Lyerlv and. family spent last
wek in Hickory with homefolks.
Ramond Parker and Robert
Gibbs, Roscoe Orders, Clifton Pitts
and paul Scott of Qlen ADim
Gibbs were driving to a neighbor's
house, and, the night being dark.
they turned off into an unused
road where the buggy ran into a
gully and turned over, Miss Logan
falling underneath the butrgy. She
was taken to her boarding house
at Bridgewater where a physician
set the limb. She was taken a few
days later to the Mission hospital
at Morganton where the limb was
reset. She is gettine along nicely
considering the fact that the bone
was broken in four places. Miss
Logan is one of our graded school
teachers here and we sympathize
with her in her misfortune and
hope for her a speedy recovery.
W. J. Ballew of Marion spent
Sunday night at home here.
Miss Kary Tate was quite ill a
few days last week.
VVilfong C. Tate and MissAddie
Lee Wilfong, of near Hickory,
were married December 24 at the
bridefs home by Rev. Copenhaven,
in the presence of the family con
nection. Mr. Tate is a son of
S. P. Tate of this community, and
has been for several years engaged
in bridge construction work for
the Virginia Bridge Co. in Vir-
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ginia. miss mong is a daughter
of James Wilfong of Catawba
county. Mr. and Mrs. Tate are
now at the former's home here,
where they will visit for several
weeks before returning to his work.
I We wish this couple a high future.
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