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ESTABLISHED 1896.
Social JVetv
On last Saturday nu ,
Mr., a p uft .7; &"w auu ruooueueor much pleasure Snn
iVArs A Hewitt ftntni.fo Mo A .r . H uro oun
their house W" 7" r
T,itt.W f Tr.:7' T 1"r" . "r. Inenas relatives as-
M Obd "
-n . . nuuert
Corpemng of Newton. During the
vuur or me evening Miss Lalla
RookhXntle delightfully enter:
-Present with several
. - A1W3r. a spirited
game of progressiva rlnminn
fe. fUDd,to be .the
Knif": rvcu ,'?uver
t,u, auu mr. jorriftnino' hatr.
T owioui iuegeque-
i cueivea a gold stick pin.
Jhose enjoying. Mr. v and M rs.
Hewitt's Hospitality were Misses
Mary Gordon Greenlee, Jennie
Davis Marguerite House, Martha
WhittenrJessie Ratliffe, Maggie
Morns, Lelia Morris and Margaret
Carlton: Messrs. Ged Giles, XW. A.
McGall, Lester Morris, T. J. Hal-
Ar11; Wi,mer Whitten and
VV. 1. Morgan. ;
Thursday evening, August 17th,
Mrs. John Hopper entertained in
Honor of her guests. Misses Whitt,
Grose and Dorsett. "The yard,
Dorch and house vwere beautifully
decorated with Japanese lanterns,
.. parasols, and bowls of red and yel
low flowers, all making a fantastic
Japanese scene. Punch was served
v by Mrs. -Pritchett and -Miss Jessie
Ratliffe, both ladies being in Japan
,.Jvese costume." "1 y
- At nine tables the voung people
- enjoyed a progressive game called
"Japan." Deliciousref reshments
consisting of a salad course and
ices were served by little girls in
Japanese costume. Beautiful Jan-
anese fans were given as favors to
the ladies and minature Japanese
parasols to the men. At a late
hour thft flrilftstjc; Anflrtnr? oi,
tilled with admiratinn fnr tlio o.f ;e
tic taste of the hostess.
On loof iT I.;.
Un last Friday night Misses
Halhe and Pearl Gibbs entertained
wu . j -
a number of friends complimentary
tn T.hAirnocfo IWIco Twin. TXrU
. sr-,
of Branch and Miss Salhe Mark-
Z 1 Tu Pior
Was beautifully decorated with
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ferns and clematis where Miss
Hanrno li kite rr.asAf.-.11 . J-j
ft flu" pnwiuou
at the punch bowl. Music and
conversation made, the evening
a ' . T . " , . r - "ome-
. i iciiesu -
ments were served.
, Dysartsville, Aug. 19. mV. and
Mrs. W. H. Taylor entertained a
- number of young people at their
home Saturday . evening in the
honor of their nieces. Misses Re
gina Matthews of Old Point, S. C,
and Cary Taylor. . .
A number of games were en
joyed after . which refreshments
wre served. - Those present were:
- Misses Myrtle, Grace and Mamie
Oowan. Mafirie and Lona'Goforth,
Lillie and Junie Laughridge, Edna
Metcalf; Messrs: ; Neal Duval,
Crawford and, William Landis,
Carson Jaret, Dr. Roy - Long,
. Herbert Mangrum, Clyde and
i-rnest batterwhite and Sam Up
ton. V; : - . ; v.-.. - ;;
' Weather Report.
Thomas McGnire, Sergeant XL S
tm7w TevS7t8. tne temperatnre and
rainfall at Marion station for the week
as follows: , r . . ' ,
Maximum,
Minimtuxx,
Bain, " - - " 1
Sunshine per cent
. 90 degrees
63 degrees
.97 inches
.64
MARION,
A Birthday Dinner.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs.
. enwood, as
Zt' x, when quite a nom.
? ?. the birthday
. iuo lormer's father ' n n
Brown. ' ' C'
The dining-room was tastefnllr
orated with flowed anTer"s
and the, Ung dining8
spread and artistically arranged
A lor u;tuj. : i arranged.
!D the oe table conS
tuB.iDBngyre.69, this being the
aere of tho mcf u
-ueraonaae was served in the
morningnd at 12:30 the guests
were ushered into the dinihg-room
where each partook of the bounti
ful feast. x After dinner the guests
assembled in the sitting room and
on the long veranda and the hours
of the afternoon seemed only too
short. At 3 30 delicious refresh
ments consisting of ice cream and
cake were served. Then at 4t20
after having spent a most enjoy
able day, all took their departure
leeiiDg graierui to the kind host
and hostess for the pleasant hours
....... ...
pent and wishing that manv more
such days might -Wnr m fhi
lives.
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Those enjoying the kind hospi-
tality were: Mr. and Mrs. D. G.
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J N Yel-
ton, Dr. and Mrs D P " Lnnt
Mr and Mrs T I Pdtt T
ivirana Mrs. d. li. Jfadgett, Rev.
and Mrs. A. P: Snrroi
ana Mrs. A. Jr. Sorre s. Mr. nnH
Mrk BiHSnsleyi:lVIisses, Zelda
Yelton and Ada Brown and Messrs.
Clyde Sorrels, Fred" Yelton and
Van us Brown.
.
- One Present.
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n TV, To 14-"he
people ot the United States oro-
duced more whiskev anH mm nr1
smoked more cigarettes during tfie
fiscal year 1912i ever before in
i,;of-
irw i:8 f ,
iJiciiuiiuary annual re-
port of Royal E. Cabell commis-
.
sxoner 0f internal revenue, sub-
mitted to Secretary " MacVeagh
yesterday, The consumption of
Lu:u j.j :. i .
vy man. cry waa Oiueeuea ODIJ Dy the
year 1907, but beer drinkjng fell
. . .
off by a substantial percentage,
TU;
11,210,624,084 cigarettes, exceed-
mg the record of 1911 by nearly
12.000.000.000. Amn7Arl f M.en.
officials who were unable - to ac
7 1 1 HlVtUUI V
count for the enormous increase.
; Stored in ; warehouses the coun
try oyer, are 263,768,070 gallons
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! of whiskey and rum, the greatest
on record.
In Kentucky alone are stored
158,000,000 gallons, which exceeds
the amount of whiskey and rum
in the whole United States 11
vears acb. The record nrndnrtihn
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of these intoxicants for: 1912 was
133,376,458 gallons, the' nearest
approach to the record of 1,344,-
0S100O cmllnns in 1907.
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The consumption of beer for
IQIO nTflBVnn1n AO 1 HQ 7QQ K
iviA rvoo uuij uj xvu, i ty uat 1 Cio,
a decrease of over 1,108,000 bar
rels as compared with 1911.
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xt -r t . . . A
great State Fair at Raleigh has inst
XUD 11711 X1CU1IUU1J1wN JX. LI1 I
reached this office. The book con-
tains 164 pages, outside of the
handsome, covers printed in two
colors and showing the dates of
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the Fair this year to be the week
Of October 14 to 19. v
N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 1912
Masked Robber Enters Enpress Car
- and Holds Up Messenger
. Messenger Arrested. '
Ashevillo, Aug. 15A lone train
robber, masked and armed, board
ed Southern Railway train No. 13,
Spartanburg to Asheville, at 10:30
o'clock tonight as it was leaving
ing Biltmore, three miles from this
city and covering the express mes
senger, .:F. Carr, of Marion with
a revolver secured a package con
taining $3,500 in "bills. The rob
ber then commanded Carr to get
in the express chest which he had
just rifled and locked him in it.
It is presumed that the robber left
the train as it slowed up for the
Asheville yards.
When the train arrived at the
Asheville station express employes
found Carr locked in the chest.
When released, the express mes
senger was unable to give a de-
senption of his assailant, saying
that the
masked.
was completely
me tram wns nn h
u-w . . v
!' L?' VfaCt . wh,ch. tbe
uuparHnen. say tbo robber
Vkm AUO express mea-rj
senger says he had just, finished
ftrrnrtrrirtrr Vtto aUo.
7 T T prCpara.
t?,7 totIeavl the train at Ashe-
' , , WaS confrontd b
a masked stranger with a loaded
revolver, who demanded his moncv.
..
ra,r5WHa inai no roocr then
bound his hands and forced him
(Carr) to get into the chest, which
he locked.
The alarm was quickly given ai
Asheville and several policemen
were sent toward Biltmore on a
special train. Other members of
the force boarded train No. 35
which leaves Asheville at 10:50.
It was thought that the robber
might have attempted to' escape on
this train. At midnight tonight
the police and express officials were
still without a clue.
- Messenger Carr, up to July 21,
was a clerk in the Southern Ex
press office at Marion, N. C, when
he was given the run from Colum
bia, S. C., to Asheville. 1
Charged with having robbed the
express car, Carr was arrested by
special agents of the Southern Rail
way Saturday night pending a pre
liminary hearing Wednesday. He
denies his guilt.
Chapel Hill -School Notes.
. Chapel Hill School, Ang. 16. Today
ends the first month of the schooL
While all are not in school who should
be, yet we feel the month has been a
successful one. Eighty-four per cent of
the enrollment were here every day.
We have seventy-two on roll, with an
average attendance of sixty-one. Only
fifty tardies with seventy-nine absences.
Next Friday afternoon we contempl ate
having a Friday evening exerclaa. Th!
J exercise will be composed of songs, re
citations, compositions, etc The pat
rons will invito t ,rurLr'r:ru7r1 oucul4 W ia!
. a i
the first for the year.' but we expect to
lust ivi uo uuy wo tj.
repeat these from time to time
TT RmWh UM -1 .
TT O Cf t" Jlt , I
H. S. Smith killed a lanre rattle fm&kn I
v c-w. uwg niia wee:, ne
tells us it had eight rattles and la th
i m t- it t-- ri -w v k a k - . r r
x1 - , : i
largest snake he has seen for a long
time. . , -
.
we are giaa to have a new.blacV
m.- .
Yon see the examples will be easily
soivea on tnis one.
Qnr motto Do what yon do."
xnemuerson or Mr. and Mrs. J D
Jknison has been quit ill but is im-
proving. - -
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Wreck at Morganton.
. -.v.(,UUWVU nuir. ij. n est
bound passenger .train No. 15,
aiorganton, Aug. 19. vt
collided with somo rnnawntr .J
this morning about 8 o'clock one
tnile cast of Morganton. Thofrnmht
train was shiftirg at thft MnrnLJ-D- Adj of Lancaster. S.
ton Manufacturing company, when
they mado a flying switch and
there being no brakeman on the
wua rau on aown tbo main
o met ,a . .
line. When it was noticed that
they didn't stop the cngino ran
back to catch tho cars, but just
before reaching them nassonr
train No. 15 came around the curve h
fit full crwno,l ll'l.i . .t I
them. The freight engine was
then within a few yards of the cars
and by the sudden stop it also
collided with them, thus causing a
double collision. Tho engineer and
fireman on the passenger train
seeing there Was going to be a
collision, threw on the brakes and
reverse and iumned
vcr slight injuries. Those injur-
ed arc I. Allison, engineer, and T.
w. -Muse, Greman, both of Ashe-
m
iiviiie: iMr. nnH ir v i e.ii
ww.. WB . . J V.
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TlKbJkaX ot
VV ""J. of btatcs-
" ry, oi urcxei and
"son, of Conley Springs
I
In a few actions of McDowell county
Mr- not well known. Ha i
mndisiat Vein MounuinnndU
well known in th Af-tK.-r, .-.i
well known in the southern, and .m
other parts of the county. He L, at
thewo or us who know him well can
testify, a high toned ChrUiiin geaUe
man of high character and sound and
high ideas, and a democrat, who has
always been true to his pirty, and
withal a man in every, way compact
and worthy to represent McDowell
county In the next General Aatcmbly.
Mr. Flack states to some of us who
have lately talked with him that b by
not Wn, and Is not now, a-candidate
for this office, and will make no effort
to get the nomination, but that if his
party should call him to this duty that
he would make the race cheerfully and
put forth every powible effort to roll up
for his party a handsome majority. He
staU, however, that ho wonld not have
any person vote for him Inthaprixaarie
without an Idea of how he stands upon
a few propositions, bat that ho would
have it known that he favors good roads,
and thinks the time to go to work upon
the roads is now, and that no ono sec
tion ought to bo given any undue ad
vantages over any other section, but
that a good road ought to bo first built
through each township in the county to
the county seat that all sections of the
county may te made to know that they
shall have somo benefits from tho ex
penditure of money for roads. He favors
quired to give much more time to the
handling of the affairs of th
hnndlinc? nf thA 9 .V.
and especially its finance so tht n
O " v IUUULT. I
items dealt with by them shall hare the
KimflMninrLiltt.nt!m i
same personal attention and inrestira
uon tnat a man would gira If dealing
with hU own nrivata inLrrt TT
favors the pubUcaUon, at the court house.
door, and In the newspaper, all exemp-
tions from th mr-n( i
medUtely after they aro allam!. .r
M V V. HUH), f. f H
the publication of all moneys rant for
. l-ti it , ' . ..
oil nnrrv. mnA .11 ,v I
coxmiy uxax xne people may know int I
how each and crery doUar cf tLr
wuucj 0 -CWCV.
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money is expended. -
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" y --ww-wtsiT- rroommena ill
r.
r iocs u cxnapeieni tna worthr to crrr
tho banner of Democracy In McDowell
ca?1?,dt of Dct3"
pgi. -wHwBTO.
(Signed) G. a Conlev. G. W. Chrw
man. W. M. Goodnon. J. IL T.l t i ?
Morgan, IL A. Gibbs, 11 A- Ilaney J.
organ, IL A, Gibbs. I. A. II.r.f- J I
J OT? v f'Jr ir'
J. G.tton.M.L justice. W.p Irg.
J F. Jonca. -W. U. llcowTQ. a
Tf Tkmn. X TT1 tl i
AOie' a11"1 orwr, ku uanoa, I.
w iUo T,a ttoa HcCurry.
SiS16 QoK Carson, A- M.
uensiey. . ,
VOL. XVI NO. 51
.
Acd Seriously Hurt by Fall
; Singing Convention Opens
Friday Other Items.
J. D. Adams of Lancaster, S.
fV 1)0011 vistUng hU
alner'ln-lrt S. P. Tat, rttarccd
. 0I?? " accompanied
by his three little children. SA;
Mattye Mayo and Johnsey, who
have spent several months hero
with their grandparents.
Hattyc Maye Ballew ar.d little
sister, Mary Alice, were shopping
in Marion Friday.
Millard Tate of Marion U xhu
ing his shier, Mrs.J. Q. Ulack.
burn.
Mrs. Ikn Conley of Htnkini
has returned home after a week'a
visit here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. F. Tate. '
Little Alice Silly of Hickory
vbiud her cousin, little Alice
Lycrly, last week.
Mrs. W. Lycrly spent Thursday
in Hickory.
Miss Olen Yelton has entered
school at Mars Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wilson of
Glcnwood, visited 'the latter'a
parents Mr. and Mrs, M. F. Tate,
last week.
JUyc Brinklcy of Glea Alpine,
as the guest of Mrs. G. a
Anthony one day last week.
The singing convention "will be
gin here Friday, August 23, and
will last through Sunday.
Mrs. M. E. Thornton and daugh-tcr-in-law,
Mrs. Jcn6ings, of
Hickory visited at Bridge water
last week.
Dr. Boscoe Mousertpcnt Sea
day in Marion.
Mrs. S. IL Bait happened to a
bad accident last Sunday after
noon she was leaning against a
porch column when it gave way
and she fell to the ground about
two feet, dislocating one shoulder
and breaking one of her arms and
a lower limb. Dr. Kirby of Mari
on and Dr. Mouser were called in
and they reset the broken hoses,
Aunt SaJl.N" as she b called by
most everr onp. i mr?-. tv,-.
-w w; . w v. - Ai i I
years of age and we are afraid it
win oe somo time before ahe will
be able to be out again,
Mrs. Anna Bell TVT-i- n9 nr,
ganton visited at the home of Mrs.
J. It. Rust last week.
Mr. and Mrs, S. P." Tate were
shopping in Marion Saturday.
Brrrrc
Greenlee Hews.
L . -The Grr.!.
SUCOay JCCOOl U tTOCTt"lzz tSfrlr.
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VUisoagTOWil cf Grre2a fIVr. .
7 . rl
UriNrnleo school hoz
jojed a movie;- .ton re how at tho
i m . . . ...
short stay with her brother In Mcrgxa-
wiw ic.fc cunuav it
, f ,
t T rtTirne4 ' hca
ucin hU work In Tccnrse,
MUjn- IVwie and Mao JoMcf Tcr
!atJrJ: wfck wlti their srxdaoit
-sirs, j. Jordan.
X. JCTIU-
ktuiH,M-
. ft-.-v-w.wci, wz
f Oifto-, a C, a rtdUc at
7 ' T: .
-Hie- i 4ir-.4 cju rt:umM hot-io
rroa t orwt City.
Mrs. L. IX Walih and two chTidrrn
of HcnderonTille ar vldtlzx tUHt
na4 fricsdj near Orrr-lc
. Irtha Padgett wHl
1cto day for a two we rL-li Irs
Ashevillo and IIrnr7-C!V
U a crowd from Grtenloo eTcU
tcHLln-.r r-... AT'T
tho Children's exrrcie at CU-xr Crvtk
1-1 Sasdajr
Tt McCr:?bdl Ucrm a-1 UzUTz-
chxn-t will wlim carkx-wl cf hcrt
next Thnnd-y.
next Thursday.