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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF. THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. - - .. V - , ..... , - - . ESTABLISHED 1896, MAMONN. C, THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1914. VOL. XVm NO. 52 ALLIED ARMIES FALLBACK French and British Troops Forced to Retire Troops Withdrawn: from Alsace- Matters of Local Interest. The members of the Ladies Li brary are requested tc send in all assessments due so that various ex penses may be met and an order Thft French and British troops I new books Iriven at ah earlv opposing the invasion of the Ger- day for fall' and. winter reading, man army in Belgium have suffered 5 A conceit by a class of children a serious reverse, according to of- frnm the Odd Fellows Orphan ficial announcement issued y the Home at Goldsboro will bo given French war office. In the battle at thef school building atNealsville line, which extends from Mons to Friday night, August 28, at 8 the Luxemburg frontier, several o'clock. All are cordially invited army corps, composed of both to contribute to this woVthv r.anRA. British and French, took the ; of- Tbe'Guild of St. John's Church fensive on Sunday against the Ger. held its regular ' meeting at the mans, but their plan of attack home of Mrs. Jennie Davis on failed, owing to 'unforseeri dif- LGarden street last Thursdav morn- Acuities," as described by the of- ing. Later Mrs. Davis and Miss ficial statement, ad the troops re- Davis entertained all present at tired on the covering positions. lunch served at small tables on the The losses on both sides- are re- veranda. ported as extremely heavy and the A. M. Hensley, a well to do fanier residing on Tom's creek, was in town a few days ago and called on his old friend and former nPiiorhhnr "Rarriofa-. TaaAo T? T. doned those jtionrof Alsaceiind 0:jGibson He and Mr wrrame ; previously friends for mMy French officials describe the Ger mans as being obliged to establish themselves in fresh positions in Lorraine. The French have aban- SOCIAL -AFFAIRS Linen Shower for Miss Blanton. On Friday afternoon at Gve o'clock Mrs. Pescud Craig enter- W. F. Savage of Charlotte Accused STATE N EWS OF THE WEEK, ftf VfnlnHnir VJhUa QUualt " wt iiviHtuig ii iiiiu wiitiu nwu ' r 1 r- m uemi concerning tvents 01 in terest and Importance Through out the State, ' yn itLsi oaiuraay aiternoon a case of sensational, nature was heard before U. S. Commissioner James Morris, in which Wm. F. Savage, a young man of Charlotte, tained at her hospitable home on Morcan street in honor of Miss was charged in a Federal warrant Lucile Blanton. This handsome with haing transported Miss Mil- had occupied and now look for years and to show his generosity heavy fiffhtine in French territory. - j . . . . . r j . i. ; auii appreciauon ior courtesies as The French commander-m-chief nei hbor friend fc has withdrawn his forces from the Mr Gibson with a $25 mH territory recently occupied and is 0f clothes as a gift, massing them along with their - British allies,, in a strong line be- The deatb of Mrs- Meares, tween Maubeuge, on the north, mother of Rev. Mr. A. DeR. and Donon, on the South, a dis- Mqares, former rector of St'. John's tance of about 20(T miles, v church Jierer occurred atVY41ming The allies, having abandoned the N C, on last Sunday; Mrs. offensive, according to official an- Meares was a woman widely known nonncement, will assume a purely throughout the State for her in defensive attitude, in the hope of tereit in affairs of e D- A- R- checking the advance of the vast being State president for -some masses of German troops endeav- years She was also actively in- oring to break through the line,. " 1 i i-k i i i i i i A combined "French and British ieign, ana a woman or nigncui forcft is hrtMincr thA fmnt. npar ture and intelligence and. well Oivet, along the river Meuse; tnown throughout the South. about 30 miles below. Namnr, while Old Fort last week voted to is French troops command the, roads sue bonds to the amount of $15,000 out of the great forest of Ardennes, to have a sewerage system. Out An official announcement made of a vote of 102, only one solitary public at Berlin, by way of Nauen, ballot was cast against' the propo- Oermany, says that the citjr of I sition, .which shows that the people ftamur and five of its ports have of that progressive town are de 1 ' n oeen captured by the Hermans. cidedly interested in puonc un- - ' :; - : nrovement. Old Fort recently Japan Declares War on Germany, voted bonds for a $12,000 school lokio, Aug. 23.-r-The emperor ouiiaing ana me coniract ior mo of Japan today declared war on construction of the new building Germany. This action was taken will be let next month. at the expiration of the time limit Progress on the building of the of Japan's ultimatum to Germany Law notton mill of the Clincnfield demanding the surrender of Kiao- Manufacturing Company is pro- ow- A gressing nicely. It is a possibility The Japanese government has that the roof on the mill will be ordered the beginning of opera- completed by November 1st to to on land and sea. - i , : 10tbr It is expected that ma: wJt1:6 chinery,;shafting, engine and boil- evening. It officially inaugurates ers will begin to arrive about the hostilities in the far east as a re- middle of November. "About forty suit of Germany's failure to reply houses have been framed and closed the Japanese ultimatum. ; ; in and it is : probable that around sJto 0.camation of the emperor seventy-five will be completed by a thrill through the country. . Tnnfliflt. Japan's entrance upon the fulfiill- the of December 5ent of her obligations to her ally, The residence of C. D. Elliott SLm?1?' sponds to the OI1 Garden street was destroyed by Hffin nreatSJast faay before public buildings and morning The. building rwas an totoght there were lantern proces- old frame structure and was en sions through the streets. , The veloped in flames when the alarm opular manifestations, hdweyer,- :was given by neighbors. Thebuild . nt approach thft p.nthnsiasm . 'Irj w ?if- T?n;ff preceded the war; wijh 1: away wneil the, fire nt Von Rex, thei:Germ1in started; K: apears t he was ai&oassadoi hn Un nd iic called to the home of his daughter passports. He probably will leave during the night and left a lamp thft a nca George . Guthrie, burning in Ms room which is sup repr?!,?i posed to: have :caused;the.fire. been ::many- AB, ieb Tw. wW SSOO insurance on the property; CoL A. IL Boyden of Salisbury will speak at tho Confederals vet eranV reunion in Newton this year. social function was in the nature J Hwtsell. a 16-ycar-oId girl of ty tells tho lIorsvillo Scout ho of a "linen shower" for Miss Blan: MMktobnr count, from Char- mado M bnjhdj of - ton, whose coming wedding was "e. ..-, w uanvinc, va., ior . recently announced for the month immoral purposes,- and thereby in n,n . ... . . of October. Forty ladies were Ut5on of the Mann Whiteslave , fST" ,bVf guests for the afternoon and each t of 1910. The case was called to 3 VioT rf . added something handsome for - oclock d personal use or household linen, tbnmnR nature was given from V - makibg an imposing array of ex- lne "P 01 -1110 C1"- er tcsU- - quisite needle work, bespeaking mony alon w,th other-w.tnesscs o oi the popularity of Miss Blanton, revealed tho facts to bo substan- '"n congressional district is the guest of honor. After a de- llal,y M IoUows: hT Va ? .. :wa ocPH:m. lightf ul social -hour tea was served Ahat the defendant were . u.iA:mocrm aro at small tables scattered through engaged to be married on March parucipa the parlors, hall and library, tho 5 1914? that the afternoon of Obairman W arrca of the Dcmo- rooms being effectively decorated the 7th of February the defendant cratic State committco has rented in roses and potted ferns. Artistic camo 'rom Charlotte to her home rooms in the Yarboroogh Hosso place cards and favors marked the in aD automobiIe and persuaded in Raleigh for headquarters. Ho seat for each guest. ner iaiDer anc momer 10 pcrmu pja ouuook xorine uemocrais After tea a large, handsome her to wlD hira to a parly at m w" neTCr bcltcr- package tied in broad white satin his home in Charlotte, to which At a conference at Greensboro ribbons surmounted by Cupids and persausion they yielded. When last week, of Progressive and Rc orangfe blossoms was presented to sh0 arrived at his home there was nuh1irjm f!WV ti nt t di.... u j u wii-w iiin ii i i in us ill i r U4 iimii i rii t - - tnonTJ pnnfovito omirl mn mor-i. OUU uoiuuuauk .ucu Ml lUC3WrO, WU DOmiQaiCQ XOr ment and graciously accepted the lu u ueB uer mj marry oim at unuea aiaics senator, and resolu joyou3 spirit of the occasion. once, and hnally persuaded her to tioas adopted endorsing the poli Mrs. Craig was assisted by Mrs. leave Charlotte with him for that cics of Col. Roosevelt, declaring Blanton, Miss Barnard and Miss purpose. Early tho next morning for a state primarv for all cAndl. lthftl ClrAwfnrH. nnH th nntirft ft f-I J 1 . i t. I . . . . : ' , vuo uuicuubui prwurcu wciwou lur i aaies ior au parues and ior a pro- v w" -i u o n n r w n u v vr a a vc- r ma ri t - . SlSi&r r of .them presnmably to go' to tcctfve UriL season. WUJO FW1U 1U vu,u' wut ,U3Wtaul The Uoldsboro ICecord charred .V "v V meywem to ianvuic, va., and thtt Jndire Pccblcadnk tnomneh miss ii.aie Mae oireeiman ae- alter tnoy arrived in uan vine the did other nnbecommx- thicrrs ngnttuiiy entertained a numoer 01 defendant postponed tho marriage while holding court at Goldiboro. her friends at her home on harden for a few days and took tho girl The editors and publisher of thi street last Friday evening. Anc- to a boarding house where be in- paper Geo. W. and Chas. A- uon unage ana xvook were me troaucea ner to me lanaiaay as nis Brown, were cited before bis honor progressive games of the evening, wife, to which the girl protested. or contcmoL the hearing bcinxr at axter wnicn puncn ana ice cream ine aeienaani, auss nartseu stat- jQfjo Peebles' homo at Jackson were served by Mrs. J. W. btreet- ed, threatened her life if she re- Saturday. Judge Robinson, mon occictr? Yxr f1cc0a -Tnli Rnr. I rroalorl iVitk tmtVi mrA tYtmt. Vtk xr 1 . 1 j v counsel xor me urowns, sprung a ton and Martha Decker.. The out- threat forced her to live with him haw point on Peebles that halted or-town guests were Aiissesoneiion as man ana who xrom men unui I bim and tho case was continued Zoeller of Elizabeth City, Clara June, at which time Savage left t until ScntM-ober 25 Armstrong and Maude Rankin of Danville to take employment in uasujnia. ouuaingme cotton mm at manon. while she remained in Danville Rev. C. M. Erwin, a Baptist minister of Hickorr, was killed and George Bridges and a small son were seriously injured Sunday On Monday evening of last week I nnt:i Tnlvlat. a t . t-i.i; 3 I " ratss jessio xiaumo enierta.neu n. The defendant, thronchhu conn- .7 " ' . ' " . few friends complimentary to her . ,nnonnce1 ;t tu. " ins;onof ft,lCrn00n.S- "aeora ronin Miiq A nrtl&: Wharton of . . , 7 , county, wncn a muie wnicn mey cousin, Miss Annie, w narton, ot the evidenco.for the Government j- . . . . . Greensboro. After an interesting ,u,MlwwftnHnff,fnntMt!mnw w0reu- uBig uuK ucu ,ame of Forty-two dainty re- fe? the w .w. . barncss in going down a hill and he would bind the defendant tol ctrikincr a tVKt arid thrnurlnr. Miss GladysGoodsonwashostess the eral court at Charlotte on- lbo thrco lho ground. Mr. aer a oona 01 Bridges appears to have lost an 100 Ior. .QCietD.f eye. His son's skull is fractured. presented letters to tne gin wnue she was on the witness stand which to a few of her friends Monday evening at a 'grape f east' ' in honor of her guest, Miss Belle Lupton, of Belhaven, N. C, and a very, pleasant evening was spent by all present. Miss Joyce Decker entertained a number of friends Wednesday afternoon in honor of her hodse guests, Misses Boyles and Phifer, of Charlotte, & convoked in special session 0r September 3. Concert at Grand Tonight At the Grand Theatre tonight (Thursday), the singing class from Odd Fellows Orphan Home at Goldsboro will give a concert, in connection with moving picture show, the program including tne Adventures of Kathlyn. A com mittee from Marion Lodge No. 47, L O. O. F.; are working energeti cally to insure'a large crowd for the class. .'. These concerts have been given here annually for some ume uuu aiwuya pruvu cuwimuu- ing and pleasing. The admission is 15 and 25 cents. norm- Snat5r Hntn Smith they claim would show an entirely nat -' .nccii h;rif for, ton?y different sUte of facts, but she de- fm rT o cn.to- in n. nied having written them and re-l r- , VtHinfAmrr hv . fused to, write her name for com-l 0 panson with tho handwntmfr of fol T.nu xt the letters shown here The de- Brown For tho short term race, tenso cjaims mat mouRD too Bn guton and Hardwick will hare a has recently married another man, L,nrt m.r.. .Tntl n. she has written affectionate letters Hftrri3 woa tho KOTernorship. to tne aeicnaantasKinK ior money. v The defense further contends that Presid cat wilson bls wnen tne wnoie case is aeyeiopca by represcnuaves of the Christian at the trial- an .entirely, different BrothcrSt a orCTnbation aspect WUl OO SUOWD. imhirh tn.intAin, 1R ?nitinnal In. J.I.. C. Bird, of the Marion Bar, Lt;.nt?ftn, 5n rien M. SKrstofS Hf- & Jones of Charlotte, and J. W. gernmcu oi aicxiw ui niiow uio re J firs Winbornei of the Gnn of Pless tfe order to resume its regular school Winborne of Manoni represented work this fall. Tho activities of the defendant. - . tha orr-anization ffcro lntorrnnt? Services -at St John's Episcopal - - churchl next- Sunday night at 8 Tho German general has impos o'clock Week-day Biblo class on cd a war tax of $10,000,000 on tho every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, city of Brussels.
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