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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1913.
VOL. XVII NO. 19
FEBRUARYJURY LIST -
County Commissioners Draw Ju
rors and Appoint Finance
Committee. -
" ' Social Affairs.
On New Year's eve at the rooms
of the Marion Club, the Ladies
Library Association gave a very
delightful New, Year's : eve reception.'-
The rooms were elaborately
and handsomely decorated in Christ-
The regular monthly meeting of
fka Rrtorrl nf . Hnnhtv (InmnniRRion-
ers was yid Monday at the court .Rreens wrth a pumher of the
house. The entire time was con- Chnstmastells and a profusion of
sumed with the regular monthly red ad white bunting. The man
v uhic an tels being banked in spruce and
inntinfl Hnfioc r vino!, nil 15 ftnn nn- n r
Trttn Von0t, holly, the chandeliers and staircases
who was appointed by Clerk of 'lkew,f ?mented cave the en
Court Thomas Morris to fill the tire interior of the Club a festive
nn h R,.,rr) nnS hc appearance. A large number of
. ! r w the members and their friends and
took the oath pf office and assumed ?"ts enjoyed the ewning to the
u j t ;r,r; uiiuost. y anous lauies ior rort.y
tu i t ;mnon,JTwo" were placed in the large
1 j utt arawinsr room upstairs while down
vttqo fho H yet vainer nf 1 nrnrs top . Inft I
February term of Superior Court. equa"y. en.thslft,c Kts made
.. Fohm9W 17 r .1. W in the guessing contest, "A Study
Jarrett. J. O. McDaniel J, B. rD Forestry," and a unique postal
Burgin, jr., George Hyams, R. P. ca I game
CONNOR MADE SPEAKER
Legislature Began Business Yes-
terday Officers Chosen
Without Friction.
National Capital Gossip.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 3.
LATE NEWS OF INTEREST
The week just past has been mark- Interesting Reading Matter of
ed by the observance of a delight- Loca' and National Affairs
ful custom peculiar to Washington in Condensed Form. ',
PrompUy at noon yesterday the society-, Newt Year Dayr s. ftl' Tho News and Observer sya
Legislature began business by was a.aay a.n0Ie V 0102' Wednesday 15th, has been selected
electing-the officers for both bran- Jn S0Cl1 T0,K; un isaaj many as lhe dal0 of inauguration of
ches These were selected Tues- .mef are found ove.n 10 welco Gov. Craig. -':, ' " 1
... ... ... i iripnnd nnn nnnnninrnnnpo unr i
day night in caucus without fnc- """T . -r-r . The .Vshevillo Citizen sava 52 dl
tionand with some changes from 7T ., ," ,v,"uu
those who held place during the the oti0 United" btatw
1911 session, but who were all can- l " "ouso- rrwwem
didates for re-election. Tatt was 8,et? return from PaQ-
ama just in time to creet tr e
vorces.an average of one a week
were granted in Buncombe S a peri
or Court in 1010.
Rowan county Farmers' Union
will establish a warehouse in Sal'u
bury. About $1,000 has been sub
scribed and the amount will be in
creased to $3,w). ,
The oldest inmate of the Stato
Thft fnrtnnatA irpntlpmpn wprp..
For the House: Chairman of Can- thousands of people who desired to
cn. T. n Rowia. of AKr Prinri. W their respects to him on the
pal Clerk, T. G. Cobb, o Burke; last.New Year da of his dminis-
Reading Clerk, Alfred McLean, 0f xrauon'
Harriott "Rnrrrnccir.fr P.lorV T I As man.V VOUniZ mRD Will enter
KinRlav,d. of Havwood- Sprint, the United States Senate on the I Prls9P t Raleigh is a white woman,
a to mo t tr Mnrr f WoU. fourth of next March, there will
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms, E. J.' be a strong movement on foot to fhewould bo pardonrd batfortba
I . . I f that ehA Haa rt Hstmj
Jpnkins. of GrRnvillo overtbrow the present method of
I.. . I rvf t 1 1 . ...
For the Senate: Chairman of making committee appointments. ine AsnQviuq Citizen says that
I nio n.nlnvr A W iuD guwW wciowruitti.j giccir gg-.u Caucus. Senator Harrv I years past, oramaniy, u nas uuu ku, uwavc u ou
iuulll1 " T VVU,VJ 1 J 1 Tiril if TT ' I . . . . Ut t 1
Gravson J Z Page, Charles Wa- eu oy -ss VY1DSlow' ' n- Stubbs,-of Martin; President Pro tauen years or service m tno jjen- wwuiui., uuuComWroDDij,.
w -r m m I LvaurL. ivi is. iTi liiiiiK ijiriiiLiJii. ill rs. m i o o & tt i Ota rvoToro a xinoTni ftT i nrvi rti&9 uutri laiu vruuLiicr 1112 ra.
caser, U. Jcj. UeCKer, J. Li. Morgan, ' w. ui w iue oenw, oenuwr lfc.-7 -i .
rr ivf n w t? MoTTnTT T T - A- 1 nomas ana Mrs. a. uianion. phar- of Mecklenburir- Princioal mlluential committee assignment, eieciea w vnat noacraoic omcc oui
" mu- . ' n I ' "7 I . , , . . 1 ,i i J
Suttlemyre J. W. Bailey, B. C. iUO evemug.was 5Wiau'y unB..Ui Clerk, R. Of Self, of Jackson; En- aemocrais woo win coniroiai- "'" 6UU, uo UttU
rv t 'rr Uu;cll n T. I the most delightful Of the entire crrnccinrr ClArk'. VV "R Hnnt. nf ter the fourth of next March pro- ceiled one vote anl that no vota
Fleming E. M. Oweris, M. L: Gl?rlstmas season- Thls 7s th.e Wayne; Sergeant-at-arms, Wilber Pose to see to it that the young were case against bim, so be w,a
Grant Will Gibbs J. J. Lewis, teu r " manuu G. Hall, of Cumberland; Assistant men nave a cnance. UWHW UUI
William Sweenev J J Gibbs. u U1UU UUUS1SI? OA a Wiue Sergeant-at-arms, George W. Engineer Commissioner Judson, Out of 135,807 persons no North
A. P. Hunter C. H. McCurry, v . eujo-yauie T ' auiuug Huntley, of Anson; Reading Clerk, one of the chief executives ollicers Carolina who were examined , last
Marion Rimmhrri M A Gibsons ruem ueiug "ie5Pienuiu otouuaru K M phiHips, of Guilford. of the government of the District year, 42,132 we re infected with the
W. G. Hunter, J. A. Mason, S. E.
Blackburn, T. W. Ledbetter, Joe
H. Tate, J. R. Ledbetter, H. W.
Connor and J. W. Graham. v
The jury for the" second w.eek
beginning February 24 is compos
ed of the following; L. W. Wil-
Lectures, journeys to the homes
of famous men and famous women,
books of history and travel as well
as fiction. - Every one is cordially
invited to become a member and
visit the library room at any time.
of Columbia, acknowledged, in a hookworm disease and 9G, 176 treat
Will Hereafter Affiliate with Dem- congressional investigation, that ments were given by members of
nrratir Partv b had rcccommendcd a mau nam- the staff. Tbb is the gist of the
w v w m mm m
cording to a statement which he
TO the Editor MAKIOX PKOGKKSS : tvJ hkiwwv.mi. iu-i auuuat t ui kjj iutvwfa
Kindiy allow me space in your suranco commissioner of the Dis- John A Ferrell to the Rockefeller
paper to say that I was very much t"ct because Ingham was a relative sanitary commission for the cradl-
One of the most delightful events surprised- at the action of the of senator uauinger, Chairman or cation of the nooKworm.
Hams, B. B. Price, W. F. Pyatt, of the past week was the New Board of County Commissioners at e senate uommmee ior ine uis- Locke Craij: win neTCr bQ
IS. M. Hall, J. B. Neal, J. E. Year's Eve dinner given by Mr. their last session, when the Coun- tnct, although he did not believe acar?didato for a Dubli c office, ac
Wiknn R TT; "Rfinnfttt. William anc? Mrs. John TTonnar on Dftnemi tv Home was to be let. I wish to nat lognam
Hunter, S. L. Dobbins, M. L. ber 31, from 8 to 12. Covers were say to the public, that I for one,
Good, Henry. Mangum, H. A. laid for nine, and after a five course put in a bid, and that bid was $4.-
Westerman, A. J. Simmons, E. K. dinner the guests were entertained 00 the better, the cheaper, but tho
Hild, Thomas McGalliard, Ai C. with Progressive Parlor Croquet, Board refused it, and accepted an
Cranford, B A. Simmons, T. W. and afterwards Progressive '1913" other, thereby losing to the coun-
Gowan. was played, the tally cards for this ty $4.00 every month. I would
The following compose the Fi- being tiny calendars for the year, say further that I think it nothing time, from the great wireless tele- Goodbye."
nance committee named by the I The- favors were charming figures but fair, honest and on the square graph tower at Arlington, just
Board to audit theaccounts of the of Santa Claus and baskets of bon for-those Commissioners to pay across the river from V ashington.
Various county officers, viz: j. G. bons. As the guests departed at this $4.00 every month out of their to the Eiffel Tower, Paris, to the
own pockets, thereby saving the big wireless tower at Clifdon, Ire-
taxpayers of the county this land, and to points on the Pacific
amount. coast A few seconds later Pist
I have heretofore been a Repub- master General Hitchcock inaugu
lican. but as an honest, conscien- rated a new era in tho American
tious man, after seeing the corruD- postal service by sending the 'firs'
tion and unfairness that exists in package intrusted to tho new Par
the party bearing that name, I de- eels Post. Word comes to Wash-
Jsire to state, in conclusion, that I ington that the first packago mail-
shall from this day "affiliate with ed at Birmingham, Alabama, was
the Democratic party, in thecoun- a pitchfork. Eggs, live bees and
ty, State and Nation, and I would chickens may now be sent to all
advise my friends to do likewise, parts of the country, and borrow-
This is not said on the spur of the ed umbrellas returned bv' mail; Carolina showed an incrpae in re-
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moment in a spirit of revenge, or but alcoholic liquors are uarrea. sources ui cuo.u uunog
anything-of tho kind, but only ex Efforts are being made by the 1912 oyer the 3C2 hanks during
presses my convictions in this mat- War Department to 'increase the the year lull, according to astate-
ter. While I don't care for the strength of the organized militia ment issued bAtunlay by the cor-
job, I do want to see justice done of the United States. There has poration commission. In every
in all affairs of the county.
W. J. Holland.
t'yatt, William Sweeney and T. J. tne end or tne old year, eacn was
Gibbs. given a dinner bell, with which
the early morning hours were made
Conductor Sullivan Dead. ah xmtA Mr nfi Mrc
Succumbing to a long continued r Hopper most charming host and
illness, John L. Sullivan died Tues- hostess.
day morning at 4:30 o'clock at the
residence of his father-in-law, A. L.
iPage, on State r street. Deceased
was born in Shelby, N. C, 30
.years ago but has resided here for
about 8 years. His wife and two
Small children survive him in his
, immediate family. One sister, Mrs;
A; Black, of Franklinton, N. C,
and three brothers W. H.,- of
: Rock Hill, S. C, andR. T. and
JVV - Harry, both of Shelby, N. C, also
- survive him. v He was a freight
Mrs. A. Blanton entertained on
New Year's afternoon at her home
on Main street at a very delightful
Bridge party. Carnations and cut
flowers were mingled with the
holly and cedar making very effec
tive decorations, and a number of
ladies enjoyed Mjrs. Blanton's hos
pitality as guests for the after
noon. ; '
; ;, Nebo School Notes.
Nebo, Jan. 7. The stndents of Nebo
was competent to fill
t l u - 2 1 I . .
administration of the affairs of the bjinnuc, of Ashevillo Bar As.
national capital is not free from socialion Saturday night, at which .
the blight of national politics! ho wa3 OQ0 of tho KUCSl3 of honor
k a l i r- i n . ... ...
Ai mianiRM, Lrecemoer ,m, raes- and w&s called upon to respond to
.-ill i ... .
sages were nasneo, ior me nrsi the toast "Au Revoir But Not
A dispatch from Burnsvillesavs:
Tho sitizens Bank of Burnsville,
which haf beed closed for several
days on account of the alleged
shortage in the accotlntof Cashier
J. 'B. Hensley, amounting to about
$30,000, has re-opened for business.
Thomas R. Byrd has been named aa
cashier. It is understood tho stock
holders and depositors of tho bank
suffered no loss, the shortagd in
tho accounts of the cashier hating
occn made good by-relatives of the
former ban official.
The 3SS state "banks in North
tjonductor on the Charleston, divi- High school are looking forward to the
Sion of the Southern Railway and normal conre rhich will begin there in
...-.'j.. :m -, . .-..."'' , . s short while "'
a; member vof the Order Railway Miss Ethel "Alexander, who has been
l Conductors rand Knights of Pythias at Gibbs for some time, entered school
;bf Rock Hill, S. C. V Though of a an.:Mqn; i-'Vv-j ; .
- tiuiet disposition,' home loving and ; We are glad to welcome back to onr
j ij u: un ,nA school some of last year s pupils who
. . -- - . ; .. have come in for the - spring - term.
nenas ana auquaiotau. , m th Messrs; Frank Grant,
xne remains were xaKen u isnei- j Alonzo Davis, Bert Ledbetter and John
by Tuesday afternoon where thelBudicial. , - .
.funeral services i were conducted Bornto Mr. and Mrs.' J. B. Howe, on
- and interment made in the ceme- January 1st, a Uttle girii;
terv there.;vesterdav.: '; - , , Rr. P. O.-Bouth, pastor, of -Nebo
v , ' . 'k - f-- ' 1. - , ' I church, preached his first v sermon : there
- V.'V-H. Mashburn. of Old' Fort, Sunday, January 5. ; V , ; V
T?ftnrP!ftntit.5vA 1 Misses Estelle "Wilson and Rosa Stacy,
A mulT T.1A0 wno were ai nome irom me oi&te xior-
: to the General Assembly, left Tues- mal , at Greensboro, for the
, day for Raleigh. Mr. Mashburn Christmas holidays; returned to their
vspent Saturday and Monday nere, i work January z. . : ;r .t ::
It is said that fully twenty-five
per cent of all the school children
in the United States have defective brought into closer touch with th
eyesight. 1 Don't neglect your chil- regular army and made, thereby,
dren's eyes. ; Eyesight is "precious more pormanentand efficient. ; .
to every human being; Impaired A striking' feature of a recent
vision is a serious handicap in any I report of the Interstate? Commerce
calling.4 Consult your family doc- Commission is, that a largo pro-
tor about your children's eyes." .if portion of railway accidents are
caused by dereliction of, duty of
employees concerned; but the
been an increase of nearly 10,000 department of thi business which
officers and men during 'the last bankers consider worth while the
year. And if therecommenda- samo " proportion of increase is
tions of the Secretary of War Yre shown, indicating that North Caro-
adopted. tho Suto militia will bo Minians must have enj iyed prosDcri- '
iv dunocr yrAr just closed creater
he recommends an oculist, see bim
without delay.
Revenue officers report the seiz-1 Commission beluves that railroad
tire of an illicit distillery in Broad
River township, McDowell county,
during the week. '
engineers and . trainmen . havo
keen appreciation'of their respon
sibilities.
than any other year in tho state's
history.
W. French, traveling passen
ner and immigration agent of tho
Great Northern Railway, was in
town Monday making arrange
ments for tho company's fno lo
ture, illustrated by stereopticon
blide at the Savoy TliCalro next
Wednesday niiihU Seo ad. in this
isbuc ' .