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SMfPLtS THE' BimtREST.OF THEPEOPLE OF- McDOWElii COUNTY.
ESTABLISHK3189&m ; r -f 1 ' ilAfelON, : Cj THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 1914.;..iil; 1 V ' ' VOL.'. XVIH N O. SI
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THE PRIMARIES SATURDAY
Cndger Wins Over Reynolds in t Oth
by Large Majority County -Convention
Called. ; S n
TheCongressiobal primary which
ITEMS
OF'
INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
Rates. Effective . n-
fuJJher examination of the freight
as held in the tenth CoDgression- rate . situation shows that the intra
1 District last Saturday shows that jf6 Axed by the special legis
i M. Gudger, Jr. WtHe-winner
by a big majority, McJJowellcoun- ed b7,the railways, and-there doesn't
oe much probability in that
Tt nxr mintxr .thft ilictrinf ov.uoa, are not great reducUons as
vow j appeared at first elan Tovi
tr living him (the -second largest seem to
J nrr '-&&ti?AteX- ecuon, are not great
j.uti uiwu6 rv.'rrr..TY""r',,?vw. :.wuuBoame8 wnlch are moved.
' w
Executive uommmiee, neiaan ma- lcucuon amoiints to only about
rion on August 17th, f or the pur
pose of tabulating the votes cast in Carolina as was sUted, Is only about
the Congressional primary on Sat- wo Per cent on the average higher
niftv was welLattended. each Dre- rr. "luao - tne special com-
Ul". ; . V , . i luission, possibly not that, excent in
cinct being represeniea .oy neir hauls over 270 miiea in length Th
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
; Items About Home People.
Her. Hr. 8inlth; which mrotued xm$ia-
erable interest and resulted -in JWreral i
conversions. tThls Greenlee : MethoUi
church has a beqntiXul site , OTerlooldcs
the whole Taliejy but It would hard i
larger attendance if there were a better
place provided, for hitching boreee..
George Burleson of Mitchell county,
has been visiting hi Hnipeople here
BRIDGEWATER.
V
Bridgewaler, Aug. 17. A pretty home
wedding took place .Wednesday after-1 for some drfya.-
noon, Augus 12th at three-thirty o'clock 1 Some of our enterprising d tlx ens are
when Miss Sadie beau, youngest daugh-1 During county com at vOo per buxheu
ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Seals, became I hauling it to the mountain counties and
the bride of Mr. Hugh Harrison Mills, selling it at $1.85 per bushel.
of Amory, Mississippi. ' I Messrs. Roland and Lawrence Morris
The room in which tne wedding took I returned on Monday from a meet pl
place was very tastefully decorated, one ant ten day trip to Chimney Bock, Ashe
corner of the room being banked with I ville, Hidgecreet, Black Mountain and
evergreens and ferns, In front of which other points.
an improvised altar of ferns, bitter Mrs. W. D. -Long has been quite sick
sweet and queen's lace was erected, on-1 but is able to tit op this week.
der which hung : two largo pink and James, Alonxo. and "Edward Oonley,
white hearts pierced with an arrow, for on their way back to the AihevflleJ
IGESUIlCLESittl-
TO HELP FARMERS
NORTH CAROLINA VIEW PRCt
CENT ED TO SOUTHERN COT- ,
TON CONQRESS. I
I
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
chairman. The poll books showed commission made good reductions
a large number of votes cast, ? the f. ! eacfms tWs iit. but when it
; . la taken Into, consideration that the
full strength of the Democrats of hauls of 270 miles and upward " this
McDowell county being polled. state are very few, it will be seen
It was also decided-by the-com- JJjff e ucUons will prove of very
1 u s 4. little benefit to the people of the state,
mittee to hold the County Conven- The only road in the state aVected
tion on the 14th day of September by these hauls , is the Southern. The
and the primary for the various 7er : estmate. lnjthe average reduc-
uA n rtf., tIon was the hurried consideration of
precincts to be held an Saturday the tes on roads not using the
the 12th. The meeting was very standard tariff. An-investigation into
encouraging for the Democratic rate on a11 the systems roads
party as it showed that party har- Seswereto T'from,
mony would prevail in tnevcommg standard ,taTiif.
election.
The vote by precinct as tabulated
by the committee follows.
Farm school, vUlted their old friends
and hpme here.
Some absentees of the county, with
fruit troing. to waste in their orchard
Qub
the bride and groom to stand under.
Mr. Will Schoonmaker played very
softly Mendelsohn's wedding march to
which the bridal party entered. Miss
Francis Ballew and Mr. Robert Seals, I Inquire at whit rates the Tomato
brother of the bride, preceded the bride girls would can it for themT
and groom to the altar.
The bride was handsomely gowned in
a-traveling suit of blue silk moire with
hat and gloves to match, and carried
a large boquet of bride's roses.
The bride's maid wore a sheer gown
of white, with hat to match and carried
pink roses.
The ceremony was impressively per
formed by Rev. R. D. Schoonmaker in
the presence of only a few of the brides inside of the bnlidlng. A literary
ciety has ben organized and if doing
good work. The sewinv club will be
organized Monday, August 17.
HARMONY 0 HOVE.
Harmony Grove, Aug. 14. The school
at Harmony Grove has been In session
month with Misses Maggie Goforh and
Iowa Sigmon as teachers. The enroll
MM
ment nas reacned To. loo wore is go
ing on nicely. Improvements hare been
made on the Behoof grounds and lots of
improvements have- been made on the
Township G. E.
Nebo 25 v :20
Marion 186 N ' 78
Jack Creeks 18 v . . 20
Old Fort 120 v 32
Turkey Cove 48V ' 'i'S
North Cove " 3 ' ' 5 "
Nealsville 42 ; 8
Crooked Creek 39, y. , ' . .2
Sugar Hill 31 7
Dysartsville '61 15
Higgins . 15 4
Cedar Cove 15 - 10
Bracketts 15 2.
Broad River 11 12
Cnamfrv Mn m.. most lnumaie menas.
- The North Carolina AssociaUon met Mr- and Mrs- Muia left immediately
at Hickory and elected "the following after the ceremony on train No. 12 for
officers: President, Curtis Bynum, Statesville to visit Mr. Mills' sister, Mrs
Ashevile; vice-president, Marvin Blan- J. L. Co wen, leaving on train No. 11
ton, Shelby; secretary and treasurer, the following day for Amory, Missy
W. J.j Shuford, Hickory. The Shelby where they will make their future
vxcftuicijr represroiea 07 inarvin t, .
;.The brjde is a lovely aidVery charm
ing-young, lady with most excellent
qualities . and many attractions. Mr.
We are expec Jng to have one thebevt
(CQooLS in tne county under tne super-
viislou of these teachers. X
rKsutonv- of -iBhel"While Pine
Creamery, AsheyiHe; by ! Curtis : By
hum ;' Moores ville ' Co-peratiye "Cream-
eryMooresville, John Arey; Guilford
ureamery, ureensboro, A. J. Reed,
Harmony Grove, Aug.. 17. -Quite, a
number of folks from far and near at
tended the baptising. here Sunday.
Miss Bessie Crawley of this place and
Mr. Alfred Lavendar or Marion were
We
Mills is a very prominent railroad man
state dairyman: Catawba Co-ODera- of Amory, Miss., being train dispatcher umw in mwnagrr oiinnaT.
tivi Creamery, Hickory, -W. : J. Shu- for the Frisco division. ' . - them a long and happy life,
ford. In addition to these gentlemen. The oufcof -town sruests were Rev. R. Mrs. La wing who has very.lll Is
Howard Peepels; market agent of the D. Schoonmaker and brother. Will, of proving some we are glad Ursayr
im-
Rutherfordton News. :
Special to Makion Pkoqbsss. s
Rutherfordton, Aug. 17. In the Dem-
freight department Southern - Railway
with headquarters at Washlncrtoh.
and J. H. McLain. representinje; the
United States Jairy-T)Ivislon at Wash
ington, were also present. The object
of the meeting aside from that of elec
ting officers was to sell the butter out
put of the creameries of the state co
operatively and to discuss plans for
advertising the butter. The cream
eries represented have a combined
New ", York City andiMiss Belle Bright
of Connelly Springs.
Mrs.Ed. Byrd and children of Mor
ganton. spent the week end here with
relatives
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Tate spent Sun
day in Marion.
W. Jay Ballew, of Marlon Junction,
spent Thursday here with' homefolks.
unite a numoer 01
ZZ a n y t S SS" monthly production of 150.000 pounds oikg attended the picnic at. Hickory
Saturday Congressman T. M.&dger and it lB hoDed t6 increase thie by the Un- a--
won over bis opponent Kobert K. iKey-1 nrgt of January to 300,000 pounds. Mr.
noi08 by a majority of 171. . - Peeples stated that the Southern
Clerk of the Superior court M. ;C I Rail way expected to put on dairy cars
Dickerson, Sheriff C. ' Tanner.7 Regis- over their lines : at an early date.
ter of Deeds J. Dl Hull and County These will make weekly trips and stop
Trftaanrar a x) vr ta M. at all creameries.
www j o.v xuiMM nuu fcT .siaaw w
Miss Pearl Padgett of Nebo is rial ting
her cousins the Missee Ye 1 ton's.
Miss Beatrice Simmons of near Old
Fort spent the week end here.
Miss Minnie La Wing of Raleigh, who
has been nursing there In the State hos
pital, was called home last week on ac
count of the IHneea of her mother.
Mr. Hopper of Gaffney, S. C vUlted
the Bridgewater bis sister, Mrs. Dayee, here last week.
Miss Fannie Crawley of Marion Is at
home for awhile.
Rev. Sorrels spent last week at Sul
phur Springs holding a revival meeting.
Rev. and Mrs. H1U of Vein Mountain
week
Doings and Happtnlngs That Uark
tHe Prgrtt of NerUi Carolina Pas
pie GaUvarad Around the 8 Lata
Cm I to U
Ealaixh.
1 J. iiryii crimet. aa Secretarr oil
SUte, addressed a latter to PreMenU
vrataoa ox the South era , CotX Coa
arrets ta special setaioaiin Washing
ton dedariag that in tha cpisloa cZ
Governor Craig and his Council cX
SUte, tha National Gov eram eat "should
lend lis aid In finaadnr the" present
cotton and tobacco crop, furnishing1
money audeient for tha cotton owner
to borrow on his cotton stored ta
bonded warehouses at the rate cf 10
cents a pound, middling. The leilar
says:
In the present crisis It .would be
sound business and patriotic coop
eration for the banker and 'the farm
er to work in unfou. The bankers
should organise a system of ware
housing and advancing ca warehouse
receipts, thus preventing heavy finan
cial losses that will lnirrw the hank
ing and other baslneajq of .the
try. .
"Immediately provision should be
made-DT the- Goveraaenf for--" the
transportation ol cotton, grain, and
other products to the open markets
of the world, so that we should cot
havo to rely now or ha re altar on for
eign ships.
"The farmers should hold aa muc!x
cotton and tobacco as possible and
warehouse where tbey can until nor
mal trade conditions are resumed
To put much cotton on the market
under present dlsorganted conditions
means very much lower prices with
no stable value. The crow art will
be at the mercy'of the splaaers and
the spinners would have no certain
standard if ralnes, which would mean;
a further depreaakm of the tnarksl'
for raw malerlir
Chlaf Justice Clark Rfturos.
Chief. Justice Clark returned from
East Tenneae. On his way bacx ha
crossed the North Carolina mountains
where there are no railroads, his route
being by the Tonaloeaee pike. Ha left
again, on the Invitation of Dr. Joel D.
Whltaker. on an automobile trip from -
Raleigh to the mountains of Ft navy!
lowing majorities: Dickerson 390, Tan
nertfOO, Hull 68.XW il?5- W
&088 fiill received the nomination for
County Superintendent over Griffin by
597. . . . :
M. L. Morehead was seriously injured
andT. J. Wilkins and WJ G.. Turner
ere slightly injured in a collision k last
inursd
Importing Corn.
The British steamer Singapore ar
rived from South America with first
cargo of corn ever, received hereThe I A, Abernethy spent Thursday evening
bringing of corn into this country from Mn Nebo.
South America Is something new, be- Mark Giles, of Fonta Flora, was a
ing possible only since the reduction pleasant visitor in Bridgewater 8unday.
of the tariff under the present admin- Misa Cecelia Ballew and Georsre Sim d-
Istration. Several part cargoes -from I son spent Sunday on Lin ville with Miss
Mrs. Eck Abernethy spent last
in Morgan ton with relatives.
Ernest Harbison has returned to his
home near Glen Alpine after spending I epent Sunday here.
Rereral dirs &t the home of Mr. and Mrs. A P. Sorrels spent the latter
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Mrs. M F Tate. part of last week at Sulphur Springs rania, going oy way 01 wwnraa
ri xiv xr , rrra. m I attending tne protracrea mecung. tne aiie7 or irw-
jaAAO l: - w I- n
buuuj8 m iuwiwuiriiua,. 4..h .nnntVhmlilT mnA Snr!T it AI(.M n.nsl Paturra
Adjutant General Laurence Young
returned from Fort Caswell, where ha
reTi.' t fcxtTtpenSfinnUy and Sunday at Adjutant
Mr. and Mrs. Wi Lyerly and Mrs. R. ebo: - Violet. Adiutai
ay morning by Southern passen
ger train No. 35 and an automobile South America have recently been ro-
Louis0 Giles
"BilL""
aDout one-fourth mile south of Ruther
roraton station. From information
gathered Sam Beason accompanied by
lQe aoove named gentlemen from Hen
netta, was returning home and when
near the crossing he observed, the ' train
approaching and attempting to turn
ae his machine struck the track, fol
wwing it several yards before , being
rackby the engine.
season jumped and escaped unhurt.
young woman returning with 'them
wnftrhome almost miraOulouslyes(ped
seems, being picked nnbv the "cow
Catcher." The inim-ed -were hnr
? ? titherf ord hospital receiving modi
aA attention and are reDorted to be
Well. Gordon;
ceived here by rail from other- ports.
The i Singapore Is a Briush steamer
and is supposed to be 'runnings a risk
on the eeas to the South, if the. report
that . German cruisers are patrolling
that section of the, coast just now is
true. -
He-y
ut, and
Heat Up State Capitol.
Notwithstanding It was a real hot
day recently the Seating plant at the
capitol had on . a good head or tteam
land the radiators in the various' offi
ces were sending out heat like that
wlitnli Ik a, ti enAeA tvn 'fij mid flJld
The injured were hurried to trosty day; Nowtthe heat in this in-
stance was not turned on for the pur
pose of ' adding to the comfort of the
governor or tne otner siai uuiciaio,
for on ' the contrary, it . added to his
discomfort. It was for the purpose of
testing- the new heating arrangement.
Genial Greeting. - 4
ou were srettlnEr readv to eo
I'm afraid my call is inop-
rtune! She-Reallv end triilv. I
Jld much rather stiy here, and talt
ta you than keep my Engagement
i lernoon u ' He-I am 7 delighted I
can the engagementlbe : broken 1 make : a living? - FoffssI;
Zout Inconvenience? She-Oli, yes! I this to make A' liring; riMy wife wont
c dentist won'rmlndf - r r ri nrHi in the house--:
best He Could, Do.' ':'
I frors bld Friend-r-Great heaTens,
GARDEN CITY
Garden City, Aug. 18. Messrs. G.
W. Young, Harlan Young, Ben Gurley
and others, are away to Black Moun
on a trip combining business and pleas
ure.
The primary election at Garden City
is variously reported. "Although Gud
ger received more votes there than in
past years,' quoth one reporter, "Rey
nolds is ahead." Our citizens, seemed
to take an unusual interest in the ' elec
tion.. ; " " f ;.
Mr. Porter" of Old Tort, drove quite
a nice herd of cattle, purchased in , the
higher mountain counties, through our
city to the midsummer market at Black
Mountain' last week. Cattle buyers
from Mitchell and. Yancey were also
abroad in the land; -; ; , ; :
Quite a number of our people attend
ed thd Methodist ice; cream" supper at
Greenlee," reporting a good time, a good
supper, and about $38 raised for the
church organ fund. - . ? s. t ! i "
' We sept a good Vrep'reeentation," r also,
to.thelweeVs'; xneetiriX.wndneSy
ORAPIUTVrLLE
Graphiteville. Aug. 17. Mias Claudia
Cordell of Ashevllle, is visiting friends
and relatives here for awhile.
Miss Dolores Ferl Is visiting her
mother. Mrs. V. Weise. in Marion this
week.
Misses Margaret and Connie Lee Hat
field spent Saturday and Sunday on
Jarrett's creek.
John Davis of Old Fort was a pleas
ant visitor here Sunday.
Miss Cheley Sigmon spent the week
end with her parents at Nebo.
Miss Alice Raffleld visited friends at
Rldgecrest the latter part of the week.
The Upper school of this place is pro
gressing nicely under the supervision of
Miss Cfieley Sigmon as ; teacher. The
has been at the encampment or u
North Carolina Coast Artillery re
serve. The practice worx cr the re
serves, the general said, was very eat
la factory.
New Bam Avenue Paving. Held, Up.
Paving "work on New Bern avenae
has been held up for the time beinr.
This was done for the reason that
the asphalt dressing will make a bet
ter union If the concrete base Ls IIX
to eland for a bit and for the addlH
tlonal reason that the city .engtaeerH
ing department wishes to concentrate
all Its available force on the grading:
work now. In proxrtrss on II ills bo ro
street. An additional force was plac
ed on the scene . recently. In the
meantime the city asphalt plant if not
in operation.
attendance is increasing and good work
is being done. . Much work" has been
done on tne scnooi grounds.
State Prison Board Reports,
The State's Prison Board, 'IL B.
Varner. chairman, at a meeting Just
J. P. RaiBeld spent 8unday here with I held, received the report from Gov-
his family. .
There will be preaching here every
third Sunday by Rev." W H. Goodman
of, Old Fort- . v ,: , . : -
Ben Farmer and family have remoTcd
here. from Aserille - : '
There will be a box supper at the
Upper schinouse Friday night, 'Au
gust 21st.' 4 Everybody U invited to come.
Mutt and Jeff.
emor Craig of his recent laspecticn of
the convict camp t Whitney at whicli
there are SOS convicts, hired, out at
$1X0 a .day to the company ntklr.g
the vast developments 1 there. The
chairman stated that the I report of
the 'Governor .was, such as to. siake
It unnec'eaiary to make any changes
In" the management of ""thecarn.
which ls In the charge of S, J. Bus
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