A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N.-C, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1913.
VOL. XVII NO. 40
GRADED SCHOOL FINALS
Appropriate Exercises Mark Close
of a Most Successful vT.erm
Seventeen Graduates.
The eleventh annual commence
ment of the Marion Graded School
has just closed,- with appropriate
exercises held in the court house.
Seventeen graduates, twelve girls
and five boys, received diplomas.
This is by far the largest graduat
ing class in the history of the
school, and it is believed to be the
largest class in the state, enroll
ment considered.
OnThursday evening a contest
in recitationvwas held, Miss Blanche
White winning the medal offered
by Mr. Houck. Those contesting
were Misses June -Laughridge,
Thelma Hicks, Mary Poteat,
Blanche Irwin, Blanche Houck,
Blanche White and Ellen Carson.
It was generally agreed that each
of these girls renaered her paece
very successful ly,"ahd all were
complimented very highly. The
judges, Mrs. D. E. Hudgins, Rev.
B. S. Lassiter and Mr J. M.
mates, some of . which were very
fitting and others very ridiculous.
.It remained for Will -Pless to
donate to the successors of the
class certain interests for which
te class of 1913 claimed the pro
prietorship. HesYicceeded in mak-
ng several good hits." His pa
per was gotten up in almost perfect
legal form, showing an inherited
talent, which has' been most sue-
.
cessfully developed.
STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
- .
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and'lmportance Through
out the State.
The Highway Commission,
The highway commission for
Marion township was appoint
last week, and in naming Messrs.
A. Blanton, Dr. B. L. Ashworth
and Geo. M. Carson to -constitute
the commission Governor Craic
made a splendid selection. The
commissioners met Saturday and
organized by electing A. itlanton
chairman and Dr. B. L. Ashworth
secretary.
The highway commission for
Old Fort was also appointed last
week, the Governor naming II. A.
Tate, P. H. Mashburn and F. M.
Bradley. For Ncbo the following
have been recommended and will
Half a million dollars have been
voted for bonds since April 1 for
new school buildings in North Car
olina, according to a statement of
SupU Joyner.
A conservative estimate based'
The class exercises were closed on reports from the eastern part
with a s6ng written by Miss of the . otate places the yield of
Blanche White. The song itself Irish pota toes in this part of the
was sA.t in a vArir inll7 ,t.nn and State at about 50 per cent of a
the words expressed very aptly normal crop.
tne feelings and emotions of the Secretary of the-Navy Daniels
young ladies and gentlemen who and Villiam E. Gonzales, editor probably appoiDtcd durint? lhe
were oiaaing lareweu to tneir 01 me woiumoia oiaie, naye ac- wee q Hunter J L. Pad
teachers and to each other. cepted invitations to deliver ad- RCtt an(j j Hemphill
Thft dinlomas wp.rft awardp.d hv dresses at the annual convention of . . " " . "..
- 1 I . . . I ax a joint meeting 01 in cora-
the chairman of the Board, Mr. B. the JNortb Carolina Fress Associa- hftM . Mnmw a
B. Price. Mr. Price delivered a tion, which meets in Asheville July BlaDlon, chftirman, was authori7.cd
most impressive address to tne ana lQ advcrtiso for bids for lho
pupils, filled with good counsel Preparation for road work in of the three townships. The bonds
and sound advice. Rutherford countv has been made will bear interest at the nt of si
After the class had received by the purchase of a traction en- cents and option will be reserved
their diplomas, Supt. Griffin came gine, three roacf machines and a to pay them off in equal annual Ut wk. J !L Uaphill taad tb
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY.
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell Count)
Items About Home People.
RAttx of tb ymrUtr will I V tX.Z.Stm rw.
cr. All oVmraab(Loa. tas l ta li'.i oSnt
NIUlO
Nbo. Jaa 2.MUkr ft:!! Wllica
and lion tacy. of the Fta! Nortaal
CollTr. (rrr:boro. ar At hone ca
tbHr racatioa.
Mi Iowa fcliaon U rliitlcjc rrla-
tir jj4 friemlt la Grwcbcro acd
QiUonTiUe. N. C
Mi OUt Annit vu ahxpicK la
Marion ose daj ljt wwk.
FrM Bryirm cf Hickory TiotM Mr.
nil Mr W. J lijwtava Ixtt wtk.
Mijw Mml Stcy. a tadrst of Little
ton FecuUe Cc4l, U at bctn for htt
T cation
Mr. and Mr. M. L. UlUbraa of
Bridf?watr tWiM lhe Uttr' parrsU,
Mr and Mra. M. C iiaon. dcrlcjC th
Qtxit a nuabor of onr toy ac4 rlrU
ttnUM the cotnmerorT3ct Marioa
11. . A J A. 1. I - V la
uiuu mo swgo auu auuuuuau tu power piow. ou pennienacni v ai- insiaumenLS alter nrst ten vear.
honors for the vear. Miss Marv
Gilliam, of Lynchburg, Va., found -pof u,,;.,. u v,;ttef i i : t L 4l: ti
. , , o-vwow, uiuft yuw uijjuw. ujcuus iur hu cany uciuuiuk uiioi vuiriy years. iiir. uianion nas
very (hfficult to reader a de- distinction in scholarship amons operations. sent out circular letters to a hon-
CISlOn. I U mitle Rrn o n ma wA rA o c-V rvl a I . t . n . n.m J 1 t 1? I 1 I
m, . , . j i vuceiao, nM anoiucu i As a Tesult ot liutlalo iSiU s area or more icaainc oona nouses
The contest m declamation was sh:D at the State Normal Colleee. kv:M thm.mK.,t th iTnit f.fi.. .ml
the first number on the program Greensbor0 n. C. Miss Thelma down at Henderson last week and hopes to receive m.nv bid. and to
r naay nignn. j. yy. ness, jr., fjicks won the second honor, and u:n:nr 0 man chnm ko kutn I 1a uhlf to rpAriilr dinom nf tht
Tl " "XT T TTT I I BIIIIUK C UiOUt OllUn UUJ KTiJl,lA i - r " -
- was given ine scnoiarsnio or r,uza- sued for $10 QOO damages. A sec- bonds.
"riTurrr i?: uhariotte' y- ooddam.Be ..u aiso brouBht
air. oonu UiiuoiL was awaraea ineu;ciL ;ni;o t
con-
young woman when the
wrecked.
tent
a
was
and Fred Green were the
testants, and each acquitted him- University of North Carolina
sen witn mucn nonor. ne juages, scholarship, the highest honor to
xiev. J. & Aaams, jrror. x. be won by any in the High
Brogden, of the State Department gchool. Mr. J. W. Pless, Jr.,
or n,aucauon, itaieign, . ana was awarded the Washington and Z ' " 7f. " T i
Rev. B. S. Lassiter, gave their de- rirr .iQ; J6"" of the raded 800001
cision in favor of John Gravson j u u mittee, a beautiful set of James I will consider bids for each
Yancey. Again it was very dith- Miss Mary poteat has
air. tiuagins preseniea 10 ner, on
com-
In the circular letter. Mr. Blan
ton says: "The undersigned will
receive bids either open or sealed
for these bonds at the oQice of the
Marion Highway Commission at
Marion, N. C. until 11 o'clock
a. m., on Saturday, June 14, 1913.
I will be pleased to receive a bid
m 0 I ...
irom you ior me enure issue or
the fur-
cult to say which was the best de- ther distinction of having attended
claimer, for the boys all did well, goi every day, without being
one of the judges declaring that tardy, since she entered the first
there should have been a medal for grade This is a distinction equalled
each Contestant. . U 0a Mhor KiK cnhnnl nn.
The boys and girls who com- oil in the sta so far js known.
peted for the reciters and. declaim- j. W. Pless. Jr.. also has the
ers medals were trained by Miss distinction of being one of the
Sarah Copelandt of the Graded Vftnnfyoct trrarlnatfts of a hurh school
in the state.
After these announcements, Rev.
town-
Whitcomb Riley's poems, bound in I ship issue separately.
handsome red Etrvntlan leather. "The successful bidder will tx
Miss Guy had charge of the class expected to deposit a certified
check lor one per cent, or amount
: t i
excretes iur tuis year, auu vo ner , , , r . , i . Vwr, t-
is due much of the credit of their investi lioQ h purchaser and dc- Sh rUUr
rip la hU autt-uiotl1. acootapiJfl by
iwreral txkxc U4:r Tb trip w&.
moch enojrrd by all.
Mr. W. J. KeaaeJj-of Erwia. Trca..
hjui return! haxxx aftr a rUil hr.
Mwfrr Chjn Higraca U rcrndln a
few dy with hi iriftrr. Mr M.
HiMebraad. t Dridgwmtr.
J. L. Padgett aad tUajcbtr. Fay. at
tnd church t Uartaoaj GrcmiSutvdjij.
Joph Haatrr of llArlicjctcm. Kf . U
at homo for awciU.
MiMr Carriet TaU aa4 ILIW Yoticj;
of Bridrwater p-at Suadajr with HLw
EtU Wlljoa.
F. N. Sijrtaoa Utl Saadar for Thrall,
Wah . wher he will rwraca hU wtjrk
aa operator.
U. Tat haa rtural hoo froo
KaahrilU, Taa.
MUs Kita Sixnoa U rUiUc rvlalirr
In Hickory.
Mr. M. A. Kndltill and wo. Ioy.
wen shopping la Markm SAturday.
Mr. and Mr D. A. Ansi. Mn. G O.
i7rat Saaday
success.
The court house was packed to
its'Xitmost capacity, and raanv were
turned away. The order was ex-
livery of bonds. Right is reserved J- D. Taylor :taiM th ItcralCar
to reject any and all bids." ricr' coareatioa at Coaler' Sprier
Friday.
bchool. Miss Copeland is a most
capable and efficient artist, and all
the girls and bays showed that
they had had the very best of
training. The entire community
is indebted to Miss Copeland for
her earnest and efficient work as a
Twentieth Century Club.
cellent. The people of Marion are The Twentieth Century Club
enthusiastic over their graded will close their season with the
school, and give it most hearty next meeting, which will be held
suDoort. The truth is. there is no with Mrs. P. A. Reid. Saturday.
J. C. Story was called upon to de- institution in the town to which June 7th, at 3:45 o'clock. Eugene
liver the Reid historical medal, the people give such united sup- Field will be the subject. '
wmcri naa neen won oy miss iien pofL The town, a few weeks ago, At their last meeting Mrs. W.
Carson, whose subject was "Mc- voted . larre issu- and F Wood was hostess, and despite
trainer in elocution and, declama- m w handsome, new, modern, up-to- the down-pour of mm, a goodly
, between the estates. mis is con- date school building is now being number of members were present.
sidered one of the highest honors, erect'd 0n the graded school The date of this meeting falling so
from the fact that it represents grounds, and we look forward to nearly upon the one hundred and
original work on the part of the the next scholastic year beinif even tenth anniversary of the birth of
'.mi 1 m i
winner. iviiss neima nicKs, better than the one just ended. Ralph Waldo Emerson, his life
whose subject was "Marion", won honor roll, 19 12-'l 3.' and works were chosen for study,
second place in thiscontest. Mrs. The following pupils were neither A sketch of his life, an interesting
tion.
Immediately following the. con
test in declamation, the graduating
class entertained the audiencewith
their exercises. The president,
Mr. Robert Nichols, with a few
well chosen-words, welcomed the
friends and patrons of the 'school,
and introduced Miss Thelma Hicks,
the historian of the class, who read
in a very charming way,' a well
written history of the class. She
succeeded in getting off several
anecdotes, personal experiences of
the class in general, and of some
of its members in particular. Her
paper was well - received by the
audience, and generously applaud
ed. MisslHicks havingtnade pub
lic the past history of the class.
Miss Annie Baber 5 undertook, to
reveal its future. -This she did
most successfully. She related her
experience in her efforts to read
the future of each ? of ; her class
mates in a very : interesting way.
Her paper sparkled with wit and
humor, and she succeeded in assign
ing a fate to each of rherclass
Walter Htacy of (Ilea Alpia U rUH
lag hi aunt. Mr. J. K. Cri.
Jay Uallw of Marion Jcactioa waa
here oa Crosier-. Jiatarday.
Arthur IWch of Mcrptatca rUitd
Sr aixi Mn. W. A. IWch darla th
wek.
Mr. Dotoo of GrraJ rbilM
hU taother. Mr faille Dobaoa. Sunday.
Mr T. K Sair aal daahw, Mra.
B. O. Cait. of Marica wrrw pleajxat
ridtor hrve Saturday.
MU ntllr Wll7n gaT a rrcrptlca
Satordar erala which waa atteaVd
by a larg aaxaber of her friradj,' Re
frchmeaU wrrt? anrcd acd rstay la
terwtiag gam wr played. AIL re
port a dellghtfnl tiro
Mast kss aad Kancy
Bird is the teacher of history, and absent no r ta rd vd uri nn the entire account of his historic home.
. l .1 1i - a. J A 1 I " ' I . ...
is 10 oe compumeniea oa me spien- year and therefore constitute the brief outline of some of bis essays.
did. work done in this department. Honor 'Roll:
. v r
Rev. J. Q. Adamsv then an- 1st grade Herbert Chapman.
nounced the decision of the judges 2nd grade Carter Hudgins,
in the boys' contest, and awarded Charlie May Epley.
the Hudgins deciaimers' medal to 3rd grade Mary McConnel,
John Grayson Yancey, and Rev. Frank Atwell, Rufus -Sowers.
B. S. Lassiterithe Houck reciter's
and several poems were read. De
lightful refreshments were served.
medal to Miss Blanche White.
the exercises were interrupted
here by Mr. D. E. Hudgins, who
arose from the' audience and an-
- Held on Serious Charge,
Wichard Godfrey is in jail
charged with criminal assault on
5th grade Nellie McCurry, Ray Lilho Reel. No preliminary trial
Hemphill, Alna Rader. - has been had except that Godfrey
6th grade Edna Rader, Mattio waived examination and was bounct
Gladden, Samuel Story. to Superior Court without bond,
u -nATr,u cfn Mr. Godfrey has a wife and sever-
U4UO u uou wwuui . .... . " .
'-rij a.s. iu. v --I. .t t'4' ai children ijuno neei is a enp-
V?- r , pled orphan girl, and has, been
of representing the i5oam oi ju- em graae naroia unmn, Aima "u ving at Godfrey's home for some
cation, ; who wished to express Mcucrry, iatie riuuman, Alice time. The rumors about the charg
their: appreciation of the services Bobbitt ed assault are repulsive and on-
w - ....
o Miss Nan Guy, who has been a 9th grader-William Gladden, pnnUblo.
meuiuer. ui un r uu, uo u. : The Marion chain carg, ontG t
years, ohe resigned ner position lum graae iiien parson, iino M Monday to Hatherford
at the close of the"tresent term. Hicks, Mary Poteat, John Elliott, tob. the chain gang bavibgrbcea
After a few appropriate: --remarks, Amy Bomar. : . 1 abolished by tho bond election.
tiiomi-son's rosM
Thotapoa' Fork. Jaae 2.Mrm. Jew
UaJley of Nebo waj tho gxit! of Mr.
and Mrs. VT. C. Jaytv but Saaday.
Mies Ada Howp waa thiyj Ic la
Marion, Wedfictdar
Ed. Tat aad littlo ona Brooe ard
Ralph, of Kebo, rUited th forcaer'i
mother, Mra. MatUa Tal, Mooday.
J. N. Cathbcrucn la attcmSax ooort
la Morgantoa
Him Ma til 8ciptof IlarxaoayGnmt
TWtd rclatirm acd fxieada tirro but
"1 Fatxt Ehyoo of Morxaatoa 1$
a few days with hit grasdrwlber, Mrs.
J K. CcthbertaoQ.
Sara Hi chit, who baa twa at wctk
oa the C C & 0. rsilroad la Tlrjiaia,
U tpesdlag a few days ttrt with hocia-folks.
jcormx roiuc
Uaaklnt, Jaso 2, Ths peca cf U:U
Tidalty ars all vrty aaxioca fr rl
(Ocstiaaed cu lait TS)
a.